Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.120, No.13, 3253-3254, 1998
The use of a planar chiral ligand to effect C-H activation with asymmetric induction at an iridium center. Dramatically different C-H activation stereoselectivities for benzene and cyclohexane
Keywords:BOND ACTIVATION;TRANSIENT CYCLOPENTADIENYLCARBONYLRHODIUM;SATURATED-HYDROCARBONS;TRIHYDRIDE COMPLEXES;METHANE;INTERMEDIATE;ALKANES