CH activation with an O-donor iridium-methoxo complex.
A thermally and air stable O-donor, iridium-methoxo complex is reported that undergoes stoichiometric, intermolecular C-H activation of benzene with co-generation of methanol and the iridium-phenyl complex.
Tenn
William J
WJ
Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Young
Kenneth J H
KJ
Bhalla
Gaurav
G
Oxgaard
Jonas
J
Goddard
William A
WA
Periana
Roy A
RA
D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D007495:Iridium / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007495:Iridium; D001554:Benzene; D010100:Oxygen; D000432:Methanol