A Dinuclear Ni(-H)Ru complex derived from H

Ogo, Seiji*; Kabe, Ryota*; Uehara, Keiji*; Kure, Bunsho*; Nishimura, Takashi*; Menon, S. C.*; Harada, Ryosuke*; Fukuzumi, Shunichi*; Higuchi, Yoshiki*; Ohara, Takashi; et al.

Science, 316(5824), p.585 - 587, 2007/04

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1138751

A novel dinuclear nickel-ruthenium complex with a bridging hydrido ligand, a Ni(-H)Ru complex, was obtained from the reaction of a dinuclear NiRu aqua complex with dihydrogen (H) in water under ambient conditions. The structure of the Ni(-H)Ru complex was unequivocally determined by neutron analysis. This is the first crystal structure of (six-coordinated Ni)(-H)M (M=transition metal atoms) that is similar to the core structure of the proposed active form of the [NiFe]hydrogenase.