Dehydrogenation of formic acid using molecular Rh and Ir catalysts immobilized on bipyridine-based covalent triazine frameworks

Abstract

In this study, catalytic dehydrogenation of formic acid into H-2/CO2 using half-sandwich Rh(iii)/Ir(iii) catalysts immobilized on variable dimensions of bipyridine-based covalent triazine frameworks (bpy-CTFs) has been described for the first time with a highest initial turnover frequency of 7930 h(-1). A systematic study on the influence of the central metal cation (Rh vs. Ir), CTF architectures and amount of metal loadings on the CTF is presented.