title: Reversible alkoxycarbene formation by C-H activation of ethers via discrete, isolable intermediates.
abstract: A cationic iridium complex bearing a pendant ether ligand is shown to be in equilibrium with the corresponding dihydridoalkoxycarbene resulting from two consecutive C-H activations. Control of the conditions allows for the crystallographic characterization of all three complexes involved in the interconversion of ether and alkoxycarbene functionalities via sequential oxidative addition and α elimination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA. nathan.schley@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA. nathan.schley@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Nathan D
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-6031
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Schley