Organometallics

Activation of benzene carbon-hydrogen bonds via photolysis or thermolysis of (. eta. 5-C5Me5) 2Zr (alkyl) H. Isolation of (. eta. 5-C5Me5) 2Zr (C6H5) H and its …

FD Miller, RD Sanner

Index: Miller, Frederick D.; Sanner, Robert D. Organometallics, 1988 , vol. 7, p. 818 - 825

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Abstract

A new high-yield synthesis of Cp*, ZrHz (Cp*= q5-C5Me5) is described, and olefin insertion into its Zr-H bond is used to prepare several new Cp*, Zr (alkyl) H complexes. Photolysis or thermolysis of Cp*, Zr (alkyl) H in benzene yields the iespective alkane by intramolecular reductive elimination of the cis alkyl and hydride ligands, as well as the benzene CH bond activation product Cp*, Zr (C6H5) H. Photochemically induced reductive elimination is ...