Cinética y mecanismo de la activación C-H del metano, el metanol y el éter dimetilo con complejos electrófilos de

Jonathan S Owen1, Jay A Labinger, John E Bercaw

  • 1Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratories of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.

Resumen

Este estudio determinó las tasas de activación C-H de metano, metanol y éter dimetílico por un complejo de platino. El complejo de platino mostró una baja selectividad para activar enlaces C-H a través de estos sustratos.

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