Elucidation of the resting state of a rhodium NNN-pincer hydrogenation catalyst that features a remarkably upfield hydride 1H NMR chemical shift
Rhodium(i) alkene complexes of an NNN-pincer ligand catalyze the hydrogenation of alkenes. The terminal or resting state of the catalyst, which exhibits an unusually upfield Rh–hydride 1H NMR chemical shift, has been identified.