Mechanism of alkane transfer-dehydrogenation catalyzed by a pincer-ligated iridium complex

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 7770-7771

  Renkema, Kenton B ^a   Kissin, Yury V ^a   Goldman, Alan S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DEHYDROGENATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0038203411     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0289200     Document Type: Article

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5. Previous reports of (PCP)Ir-catalyzed transfer-dehydrogenation (ref 2) involved temperatures ≥ 150 °C; however, for the purposes of mechanistic study, 55 °C was found to give much more convenient rates.
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7. See Supporting Information.