Carbon–carbon bond cleavage and rearrangement of benzene by a trinuclear titanium hydride

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 512; no. 7515; pp. 413 - 415
• Main Authors: Hu, Shaowei, Shima, Takanori, Hou, Zhaomin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 28.08.2014; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 140/131; 639/638/406; Acyclic hydrocarbons; Aromatic compounds; Benzene; Carbon; Chelation; High temperature; Humanities and Social Sciences; letter; Ligands; Metal complexes; Microorganisms; multidisciplinary; Natural resources; Saturated hydrocarbons; Science; Spectrum analysis; Studies; Temperature; Titanium

A trinuclear titanium polyhydride complex can be used to cleave carbon–carbon bonds in benzene and transform the benzene ring, suggesting that multinuclear titanium hydrides could be used to activate aromatic molecules. Benzene C–C bond breakage made simpler Carbon–carbon bond cleavage by transition...