DOI: 10.1039/d6nj03590f ISSN: 1144-0546

Bulkier ligands, faster catalysts: chemical potential rather than steric bulk governs transfer hydrogenation by Cu( ii )-bzimpy complexes

Salih Günnaz

Across eight Cu(

ii
)–bzimpy catalysts, transfer hydrogenation activity tracks the chemical potential of the complex ( r ² = 0.966) and not its buried volume: bulky wingtips act electronically, by raising electron density at copper.

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