Journal:
:Journal of the American Chemical Society2005
William J TennKenneth J H YoungGaurav BhallaJonas OxgaardWilliam A GoddardRoy A Periana
A thermally and air stable O-donor, iridium-methoxo complex is reported that undergoes stoichiometric, intermolecular C-H activation of benzene with co-generation of methanol and the iridium-phenyl complex.
