Site-Selective Carbene-Induced C–H Functionalization Catalyzed by Dirhodium Tetrakis(triarylcyclopropanecarboxylate) Complexes

Three types of dirhodium tetrakis­(tri­aryl­cy­clo­pro­pane­car­boxy­late) complexes were generated and shown to adopt disparate high-symmetry structures. These catalysts were evaluated in the intermolecular C–H functionalization of an array of terminally substituted <i>n</i>-alkanes and displayed various site-selectivity as a function of catalyst and substrate structure, which could be correlated through quantitative relationships

Site-Selective Carbene-Induced C–H Functionalization Catalyzed by Dirhodium Tetrakis(triarylcyclopropanecarboxylate) Complexes

Three types of dirhodium tetrakis­(tri­aryl­cy­clo­pro­pane­car­boxy­late) complexes were generated and shown to adopt disparate high-symmetry structures. These catalysts were evaluated in the intermolecular C–H functionalization of an array of terminally substituted <i>n</i>-alkanes and displayed various site-selectivity as a function of catalyst and substrate structure, which could be correlated through quantitative relationships