Enhanced hydrogen uptake of dihydrogen complex via porous materials support.

This research focuses on enhancing H 2 adsorption by using the [Mo(PCy 3 ) 2 (CO) 3 ] complex supported on porous materials such as silica gel and mesoporous carbon. The study reports a significant increase in hydrogen adsorption capacity, reaching up to 9.3 times that of the bulk complex. This improvement suggests that using mesoporous materials as supports for the [Mo(PCy 3 ) 2 (CO) 3 ] complex enhances the accessibility of H 2 gas to its open-metal sites.