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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
May. 17, 2007
Shunichi Fukuzumi, Suita, JP;
Tomoyoshi Suenobu, Suita, JP;
Seiji Ogo, Fukuoka, JP;
Osaka University, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A catalyst for the decomposition of formic acid including a dinuclear metal complex represented by a formula (1) below, a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or any of their salts, where Mand Mare transition metals; Ar is a ligand having aromaticity and may be unsubstituted or substituted; Rto Rare each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, or Rand Rmay together form a —CH═CH—, where Hs in the —CH═CH— may be each independently replaced by an alkyl group or the like, and Rand Rmay together form a —CH═CH—, where Hs in the —CH═CH— may be each independently replaced by an alkyl group or the like; L is an arbitrary ligand or is absent; and m is a positive integer, 0, or a negative integer.