Modugno, GloriaGloriaModugnoMonney, AngèleAngèleMonneyBonchio, MarcellaMarcellaBonchioAlbrecht, MartinMartinAlbrechtCarraro, MauroMauroCarraro2015-06-052015-06-052014 Wiley2014-05European Journal of Inorganic Chemistryhttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/6603A divacant Keggin polyanion has been decorated with a N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) iridium(I) organometallic complex to provide a molecular model of an Ir-based supported catalyst. The characterization of the hybrid compound has been performed by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and mass spectroscopy, and the results are in agreement with a bisfunctionalization of the polyoxometalate scaffold. The resulting supported homogeneous complex has been successfully used to catalyze the transfer hydrogenation from iPrOH to benzophenone [with a turnover number (TON) of 680 and a turnover frequency (TOF) of up to 540 h–1].enThis is the author's version of the following article: Gloria Modugno, Angele Monney, Marcella Bonchio, Martin Albrecht andMauro Carraro (2014) "Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysis by a N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Iridium Complex on a Polyoxometalate Platform" European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2014(14): 2356-2360 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201402020IridiumPolyoxometalatesTransfer hydrogenationCarbene ligandsNanoscaffoldsJournal Article2014142356236010.1002/ejic.2014020202015-05-25https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/