Metal−Molecule Interactions To Produce Hydrogen:  What Do They Have in Common?

Abstract

The main purpose of this work is to study metal-molecule interactions that can lead to the production of molecular hydrogen. Two systems were chosen for this analysis: yttrium atom and clusters interacting with the simple electron donor ammonia (NH3) and copper atoms and ions with imidazole. For yttrium with ammonia as well as for copper with imidazole there is a charge-transfer process from the metal to the molecule that promotes the dissociation of the hydrogen atoms.