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Alkyl C-H bonds are generally resistant to attack by soluble transition metal complexes. Nevertheless, alkane reactions are catalyzed by [PtCl4]2- and activated methanes form C-H oxidative addition products with Fe°(dmpe)2 and [Ir (dmpe)2]+. The iridium system is especially interesting because it reacts with CH3X compounds (X = CN, Ac, NO2) even though it is inert to aryi C-H bonds which are often more reactive. The iridium complex brings about reaction of acetonitrile with carbon dioxide to form cyano-acetic acid derivatives.
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Parshall, G.W., Herskovitz, T., Tebbe, F.N., English, A.D., Zeile, J.V. (1979). Activation of Aliphatic C-H and C-C Bonds. In: Tsutsui, M. (eds) Fundamental Research in Homogeneous Catalysis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2958-9_7
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