Formation and reactivity of organometallic alkane complexes

Alexander J. Cowan; Michael W. George

doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2008.05.008

Formation and reactivity of organometallic alkane complexes

Alexander J. Cowan, Michael W. George

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Abstract

Organometallic alkane complexes are highly reactive species that have been shown to be key intermediates in the C-H activation of alkanes by transition metal centres. Organometallic alkane complexes were first identified in low temperature matrices over 30 years ago and now sufficiently long-lived examples have been characterised by NMR spectroscopy. We provide a brief overview of the study of these key reactive intermediates and describe recent studies on the characterisation of organometallic alkane complexes and their related C-H activation using fast time-resolved infrared (TRIR) spectroscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2504-2511
Number of pages	8
Journal	Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Volume	252
Issue number	23-24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2008.05.008
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Alkane complexes
C-H activation
Sigma complexes
Time-resolved infrared
Time-resolved spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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Formation and reactivity of organometallic alkane complexes

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