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Coordination of ethane, pentane and cyclopentane to a cationic osmium complex: comparisons in alkane binding

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: -pentane complexes are observed and the relative amount of each in solution is strongly dependent on the presence of photo-irradiation. When irradiated, the methyl-bound (C1) isomer is the major product and in the absence of irradiation the system equilibrates, and the methylene-bound isomers (C2 and C3) are the major products.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d5sc00973a

Authors: James D. Watson, Dejan Mizdrak, Leslie D. Field, Graham E. Ball

Institution: UNSW Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Computational Infrastructure, Australian Government, University of New South Wales, Australian Research Council

Awards: Charging transition metals with activating alkanes, Alkane transformations through binding to metals