OXIDATIVE ADDITION OF SOLUBLE IRIDILM AND RHODIUM COMPLEXES TO CARBON-HYDROGEN BONDS IN ALKANES

A MECHANISTIC STUDY OF THE FORMATION AND CLEAVAGE OF C-H BONDS: HYDROGENOLYSIS OF M-C BONDS / C-H BOND ACTIVATION OF SATURATED HYDROCARBONS

C-H ACTIVATION IN COMPLETELY SATURATED HYDROCARBONS: DIRECT OBSERVATION OF M + R-H -> M(R)(H)

ACTIVATION OF C-H BONDS IN SATURATED HYDRO-CARBONS ON PHOTOLYSIS OF (n5-C5Me5) (PMe3)IrH2. RELA-TIVE RATES OF REACTION OF THE INTERMEDIATE WITH DIFFE-RENT TYPES OF C-H BONDS, AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF THE METAL-BOUND ALKYL GROUPS