Rhodium PNP pincers activate aromatic C-H bonds efficiently at room temperature. I will discuss the reactivity of this activated frament with organic electrophiles, a ligand modification to enhance the rate of C-H activation, and model complexes that illustrate the reactivity of these species. These stoichiometric studies culminate in the development of a new catalytic system for non-directed, functionalization of simple arenes.

C-H activation and functionalization with PNP rhodium pincers: Stoichiometric reactivity and catalysis

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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