Catalytic alkane dehydrogenation offers an attractive pathway for saturated hydrocarbon upgrading. The addition of a hydrogen atom acceptor can favorably change the reaction thermodynamics and help to drive the reaction forward. Considering the abundance, low environmental impact and low price of molecular oxygen, oxygen can be considered the ideal oxidant for alkane dehydrogenation reactions. We have developed several novel pincer IrIII carboxylate complexes that facilitate electrophilic alkane dehydrogenation and have probed the reactivity of the resultant IrIII-H complexes with molecular oxygen.

New IrIIIcomplexes for aerobic alkane dehydrogenation

2019 Spring National Meeting

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