Alkyl dehydrogenation in a Rh(I) complex via an isolated agostic intermediate.
A well-characterised 14-electron rhodium phosphine complex, [Rh(PiPr3)3][BArF4], which contains a beta-CH agostic interaction, is observed to undergo spontaneous dehydrogenation to afford [Rh(PiPr3)2(PiPr2(C3H5))][BArF4]; calculations on a model system show that while C-H activation is equally acces...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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