title: Rhodium-mediated activation of an alkane-type C-H bond.
abstract: Abnormal C4-bonding of N-heterocyclic carbenes effectively modulates the electron density at rhodium and allows for the selective cleavage of an unactivated C(sp(3))-H bond, whereas no such intramolecular C-H bond breaking is observed when the carbene binds normally through the C2 carbon.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors.forename: Anneke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Neels
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albrecht
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; C030011:carbene; D002244:Carbon; D006859:Hydrogen; D012238:Rhodium; D008697:Methane