title: Cyclopentadiene-mediated hydride transfer from rhodium complexes.
abstract: Attempts to generate a proposed rhodium hydride catalytic intermediate instead resulted in isolation of (Cp*H)Rh(bpy)Cl (1), a pentamethylcyclopentadiene complex, formed by C-H bond-forming reductive elimination from the fleeting rhodium hydride. The hydride transfer ability of diene 1 was explored through thermochemistry and hydride transfer reactions, including the reduction of NAD(+).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA. ajmm@email.unc.edu.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Pitman
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA. ajmm@email.unc.edu.
authors.forename: O N L
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Finster
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA. ajmm@email.unc.edu.
authors.forename: A J M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Miller