Variability of Ligand p Kaduring Homogeneously Catalyzed Aqueous Methanol Dehydrogenation

Nitish Govindarajan, Hugo Beks, Evert Jan Meijer*

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Abstract

Using DFT-based molecular dynamics simulations incorporating explicit water solvent, we elucidate the varying behavior of the ligand pKa of a molecular catalyst for methanol dehydrogenation, using the Ru(PNP) catalytic system as a case study. The pKa of the amido ligand moiety in this catalytic system is highly sensitive to the species adsorbed on the metal center, resulting in a substantial variation in the ligand pKa along the catalytic cycle. Since the ligand pKa is an important characteristic that determines the exact role of the ligand during aqueous methanol dehydrogenation, it has important implications for metal-ligand cooperative pathways.
Original languageEnglish
JournalACS Catalysis
Volume10
Issue number24
Pages (from-to)14775-14781
ISSN2155-5435
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Ligand pKa
  • Aqueous methanol dehydrogenation
  • Explicit solvent
  • Ab-initio molecular dynamics

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