As a rapidly growing field across all areas of chemistry, CH activation/functionalisation is
being used to access a wide range of important molecular targets. Of particular interest is the …

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An energy decomposition analysis (EDA) method is proposed to isolate physically relevant
components of the total intermolecular interaction energies such as the contribution from …

Complexes in which a σ‐H E bond (E= H, B, Si, C) acts as a two‐electron donor to the
metal center are called σ complexes. Clues that it is possible to interconvert σ ligands …

Although compounds that feature 3-centre 2-electron (3c–2e) bonds are well known, there
has been no previous effort to classify the interactions according to the number of electrons …

Numerous transition metal–mediated reactions, including hydrogenations, hydrosilations,
and alkane functionalizations, result in the cleavage of strong σ bonds. Key intermediates in …

The non-oxidative catalytic dehydrogenation of light alkanes via C–H activation is a highly
endothermic process that generally requires high temperatures and/or a sacrificial hydrogen …

The use of solid/gas and single-crystal to single-crystal synthetic routes is reported for the
synthesis and characterization of a number of σ-alkane complexes:[Rh (R2P (CH2) n …

Manganese propane and manganese butane complexes derived from CpMn (CO) 3 were
generated photochemically at 130− 136 K with the alkane as solvent and characterized by …

The controlled catalytic functionalization of alkanes via the activation of C–H bonds is a
significant challenge. Although C–H activation by transition metal catalysts is often …