Over the past decade we have studied the cleavage of C-H and C-CN bonds by a variety of unsaturated metal fragments.  In this talk we will compare and contrast the reactivities of the metal fragments [Ni(dippe)], [Tp'RhL], [Cp*RhL], and [Rh(dippe)]�  (L = PR3 or CNR).  These studies allow direct comparison of Ni0 vs. Pt0 vs. RhI vs. Rh�I, d8 vs. d10 systems, Cp* vs. Tp', and PR3 vs. CNR.  C�H, C�C, and C�S cleavage will be targeted to make these comparisons.

Bond cleavage reactions using nickel, platinum, and rhodium: Elucidating factors that control selectivity

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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