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An unexpected dissociative mechanism was found for the alkane activation reaction by cation 1 in the gas phase. The reactivity of 1 was studied by electrospray ionization of dilute solutions of [1(NCCH3)]+ClO. The reaction proceeds via the reactive cyclic IrIII complex 2, which then adds to the CH bonds of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons to form 3.
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Hinderling et al. (1997) studied this question.
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