title: Room temperature dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene.
abstract: The transient titanium alkylidyne, (PNP)Ti≡C(t)Bu (PNP = N[2-P(i)Pr(2)-4-methylphenyl](2)(-)), activates a C-H bond of ethane at room temperature, and a β-hydrogen of the resulting ethyl ligand is subsequently transferred to the adjacent alkylidene ligand to form an ethylene adduct of titanium. Treatment of the ethylene complex with two-electron oxidants such as organic azides results in extrusion of ethene concomitant with formation of a mononuclear titanium imido complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Molecular Structure Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.forename: Marco G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Crestani
authors.forename: Balazs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pinter
authors.forename: Maren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pink
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mu-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mindiola