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Mechanism of oxidative addition of cyclopentadienyl-rhodium complexes to carbon-hydrogen and carbon-carbon bonds

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6653847

This document is divided into two parts: (1) Isomerization of the hydrido(alkyl)rhodium complexes formed on oxidative addition of rhodium to alkane C-H bonds. Evidence for the intermediacy of eta/sup 2/-C-H alkane complexes. (2) Thermal and photochemical C-C activation of cyclopropane and cyclobutane by (eta/sup 5/-C/sub 5/Me/sub 5/)(PMe/sub 3/)Rh). Mechanism of the rearrangement of cycloalkyl(hydrido)rhodium complexes to rhodacycloalkanes.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6653847
Report Number(s):
LBL-22533; ON: DE87007163
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English