Issue 17, 2009
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Chemical Communications

C–H activation in strongly acidic media. The co-catalytic effect of the reaction medium†

Mårten Ahlquist,a   Roy A. Perianab  and  William A. Goddard III*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Materials and Process Simulation Centre (MC-139-74), California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
E-mail: wag@wag.Caltech.edu
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b The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA

Abstract

Quantum mechanical (QM) results are used to establish the role of sulfuric acid solvent in facilitating the reaction between PtII(bpym)Cl2 (bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidinyl) and methane; coordination of methane to the platinum catalyst is found to be catalyzed by the acidic medium.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B821854D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Dec 2008
Accepted
02 Feb 2009
First published
12 Mar 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 2373-2375

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C–H activation in strongly acidic media. The co-catalytic effect of the reaction medium

M. Ahlquist, R. A. Periana and W. A. Goddard III, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2373 DOI: 10.1039/B821854D

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