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High conversions are achieved in photo-assisted dehydrogenation of alkane catalyzed by RhCl(CO)(PMe3)2 using bulky hydrocarbons like 2,2,5,5-tetramethylhexane and 1,3,5-tri-t-butylbenzene as inert solvents. Main by-product in cyclooctane dehydrogenation at a high conversion is 1,3-cyclooctadiene.
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Sakakura et al. (1990) studied this question.