title: CH activation with an O-donor iridium-methoxo complex.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Tenn
authors.forename: Kenneth J H
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oxgaard
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: Roy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Periana
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D007495:Iridium; D001554:Benzene; D010100:Oxygen; D000432:Methanol