Patent ID: 8329140

Claim:
A method for producing hydrogen (H 2 ), comprising exposing a chemical compound to a catalyst under conditions suitable for chemical reaction that forms hydrogen, the chemical compound having the formula wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of —(C(R 7 R 8 )) n — where n is from 1 to 10, —(C(R 7 R 8 )-M-C(R 7 R 8 ))—, —(C(R 7 )═C(R 8 ))—, —(C(R 7 )═C(R 8 )—C(R 9 )═C(R 10 ))—, —(C(R 7 )═N)—, and —(C(R 7 )═N—C(R 8 )═N)—; wherein M is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, —NR 9 —, sulfur, and —C(═O)—; wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, and —N(R 11 )—; wherein R 5 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and aryl; wherein R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkyl carboxylic acid, alkyl sulfonic acid, alkyl phosphoric acid, alkyl phosphonic acid, aryl carboxylic acid, aryl sulfonic acid, aryl phosphoric acid, aryl phosphonic acid, alkenyl carboxylic acid, alkenyl phosphoric acid, and alkenyl phosphonic acid; wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkyl carboxylic acid, alkyl sulfonic acid, alkyl phosphoric acid, alkyl phosphonic acid, aryl carboxylic acid, aryl sulfonic acid, aryl phosphoric acid, aryl phosphonic acid, alkenyl carboxylic acid, alkenyl phosphoric acid, alkenyl phosphonic acid, —OR 12 , —N(H)(R 12 ) and —N(R 12 R 13 ) wherein R 12 and R 13 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and aryl; wherein R 7 and R 8 may be connected to each other to form a ring structure; wherein R 8 and R 9 may be connected to each other to form a ring structure; and with the proviso that at least one of R 5 or R 11 is hydrogen.