Reaction of acetonitrile with the [Tp'Rh(CNneopentyl] fragment led only to C-H activation products.  Irradiation of Tp'Rh(PMe3)H2 or heating of Tp'Rh(PMe3)PhH in acetonitrile gives both Tp'Rh(PMe3)(CH2CN)H and Tp'Rh(PMe3)Me)(CN).  Use of a low temperature thermal precursor for [Tp'Rh(PMe3)] in acetonitrile leads to the ?1 adduct Tp'Rh(PMe3)(NCMe), which gives C-CN product upon heating to 100 �C.  Reaction of the thermal precursor with chloromethane leads to C-H activation products, which then convert to Tp'Rh(PMe3)(Me)H at 30 �C.  Additional activations of a variety of alcohols will also be described.

Mechanistic investigations of acetonitrile, chloromethane, and alcohol activation by Tp'RhL complexes

247th National Meeting (2014)

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