Heterolytic CH activation and catalysis by an O-donor iridium-hydroxo complex

  • William J. Tenn
  • , Kenneth J.H. Young
  • , Jonas Oxgaard
  • , Robert J. Nielsen
  • , William A. Goddard
  • , Roy A. Periana

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Abstract

A well-defined, O-donor ligated iridium hydroxide complex is reported that is competent for benzene CH activation and long-lived catalytic H/D exchange between benzene and water. An inverse dependence of the H/D exchange rate on added pyridine, a kinetic isotope effect (KIE) of 2.65 ± 0.56 for CH activation with 1,3,5-trideuteriobenzene, a KIE of 1.07 ± 0.24 with C 6H 6/C 6D 6, and DFT calculations are consistent with the CH activation proceeding via rate-determining benzene coordination followed by fast CH cleavage via a σ-bond-metathesis transition state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5173-5175
Number of pages3
JournalOrganometallics
Volume25
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes

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