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Photchemistry of intermolecular C-H bond activation reactions

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5168913

We have focused mainly on the solution photochemistry of the CpRh(CO){sub 2} and Cp*Rh(CO){sub 2} (Cp = {eta}{sup 5}-C{sub 5}H{sub 5}; Cp* = {eta}{sup 5}-C{sub 5}Me{sub 5}) systems. Previously, we had found that the photosubstitutional chemistry of CpRh(CO){sub 2} apparently proceeds via an associative process; this was an unexpected finding and it brought into question the assignment of a 16-electron CpRh(CO) intermediate (formed by initial CO dissociation) in these photochemical substitution and C-H bond activation reactions. In other related studies, we have been exploring the photochemical transformations taking place in a series of high nuclearity osmium cluster complexes. 7 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

Research Organization:
State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-89ER14039
OSTI ID:
5168913
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/14039-2; ON: DE91018967
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English