Dehydrogenations are the most atom efficient way in order to generate element-element bonds in a condensation reaction. Metal complexes with cooperating ligands proved to be especially effective in these reactions. Our own efforts focus on the development of metal amino olefin complexes which benefit from the electronic effect of olefins as steering ligands.  Specifically, amido complexes of type A with various metals including those from the 4th row like Ni or Fe and L = phosphines or carbenes and diazadiene complexes of type B show promising properties. Their application in various dehydrogenations like the decomposition of methanol/water, amino boranes and silanes will be discussed.

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247th National Meeting (2014)

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