title: A stable alkyl hydride of a first row transition metal.
abstract: Hydrogenolysis of a Cr(III) dialkyl precursor produced a binuclear chromium complex with a bridging hydride and a bridging alkyl; this structurally characterized organometallic compound is thermally very stable and does not undergo the expected reductive elimination of alkane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
authors.forename: Leonard A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: MacAdams
authors.forename: Gerald P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Buffone
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Incarvito
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Golen
authors.forename: Arnold L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rheingold
authors.forename: Klaus H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Theopold