Replacement by more available base metals is more sought after as they provide not only sustainability and economic relief, but have also been found to show novel reactivity, which is evident by the significant advances made in this field.1 Catalytic (de)hydrogenation reactions now become a central topic in homogenous catalysis.2 In the recent year, the copper complexes of pincer ligands because of their high stability and tunability have exclusively been applied in catalytic reactions.3 In this presentation, synthesis of an air-stable, thermally robust, and well-defined Cu(I) PNP pincer complex based on the 2,6-diaminopyridine scaffold is described and these complexes are discussed for their catalytic applications towards hydrogenations, dehydrogenation and related reactions. These reactions are highly environmentally benign producing only hydrogen gas and water as by-products.

Applications of PNP copper catalyzed (de)hydrogenation reactions

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