Electrocatalytic Alcohol Oxidation with Iron-Based Acceptorless Alcohol Dehydrogenation Catalyst

Electrochemical and chemical studies reveal that the amido complex (PNHxP)Fe(CO)(H)(X) (FeN 1, x = 0, X = 0; Fe(H)(NH) 2, x = 1, X = H; PNHP = bis[2-(diisopropylphosphino)ethyl]amine) is active for the electrocatalytic oxidation of isopropanol. At room temperature, the amido FeN 1 dehydrogenates iso...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry 2019-12, Vol.59 (2)
Main Authors: McLoughlin, Elizabeth A., Matson, Benjamin D., Sarangi, Ritimukta, Waymouth, Robert M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohols
Anions
Catalysts
INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Oxidation
Tetrahydrofurans
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Summary:Electrochemical and chemical studies reveal that the amido complex (PNHxP)Fe(CO)(H)(X) (FeN 1, x = 0, X = 0; Fe(H)(NH) 2, x = 1, X = H; PNHP = bis[2-(diisopropylphosphino)ethyl]amine) is active for the electrocatalytic oxidation of isopropanol. At room temperature, the amido FeN 1 dehydrogenates isopropanol to form acetone. The resulting amino hydride complex Fe(H)(NH) 2 is subsequently oxidized by one electron at a low potential (–0.74 V versus ferrocene/ferrocenium, Fco/+) in tetrahydrofuran. In the presence of strong base (phosphazene base P2-Et, Et-N = P2(dma)5, P2), this oxidation process becomes a two-electron, two-proton process that regenerates FeN 1. FeN 1 is active for the electrooxidation of isopropanol in the presence of strong base (i.e., P2) with an onset potential near –1 V versus Fco/+. By cyclic voltammetry, fast turnover frequencies of 1.7 s–1 for isopropanol oxidation are achieved with FeN 1. Lastly, controlled potential electrolysis studies confirm that the product of isopropanol electrooxidation is acetone, generated with high Faradaic efficiency (~100%).
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X