Hydrogen generation from glucose catalyzed by organoruthenium catalysts under mild conditions

Abstract

Concerns about the depletion of fossil fuel reserves and environmental pollution make hydrogen an attractive alternative energy source. Here, we first describe a catalytic reaction system that produces H₂ from glucose using a homogeneous catalyst [(p-cymene)Ru(NH₃)]Cl₂ with the maximum TOF = 719 h⁻¹ at 98 °C and an initial pH = 0.5.