title: Iron(0) mediated C-H activation of 1-hexyne: a mechanistic study using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.
abstract: Photolysis of an iron tricarbonyl complex in the presence of 1-hexyne results in the activation of the terminal C-H bond to yield an iron-alkynyl species. The reaction proceeds through a single transition state with an activation enthalpy of 13.5 kcal mol(-1). The resulting molecule may have potential as a C-C bond formation reagent.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar. ashfaq.bengali@qatar.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Jan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar. ashfaq.bengali@qatar.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.affiliation: Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar. ashfaq.bengali@qatar.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Edward N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Brothers
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77842, USA.
authors.forename: Marcetta Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Darensbourg
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar. ashfaq.bengali@qatar.tamu.edu.
authors.forename: Ashfaq A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bengali