Cover Feature: Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction by a Cobalt Complex Containing a Proton‐Responsive Bis(alkylimdazole)methane Ligand: Involvement of a C−H Bond in H2 Formation (Chem. Eur. J. 55/2020)

Abstract

The design of proton-responsive ligands and their use in the field of homogeneous electrocatalytic proton reduction is reported in this work. The cobalt complex, [Co(HBMIMPh2)2]2+ comprises two bis(1-methyl-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methane (HBMIMPh2) ligands that contain an acidic methylene moiety in their backbone. The reported results represent the joint involvement of a base metal-hydride and a C−H bond in electrocatalytic proton reduction and are of interest to the development of responsive ligands for molecular (base)metal (electro)catalysis. More information can be found in the Full Paper by R. J. M. Klein Gebbink et al. on page 12560.