Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.43, No.11, 3341-3343, 2004
H-2 activation in aqueous solution: Formation of trans-[Fe(DMeOPrPE)(2)H(H-2)]+ via the heterolysis of H-2 in water
The water-soluble iron phosphine complex trans-Fe(DMeOPrPE)(2)Cl-2 (DMeOPrPE = 1,2-bis(bis(methoxypropyl)phosphino)ethane) reacts with H-2 in water to produce trans-[Fe(DMeOPrPE)(2)H(H-2)](+) and H+. The product is a water-soluble eta(2)-H-2 metal hydride complex, formed via the heterolysis of coordinated H-2 in water.