Catalyst design in the alkane C-H bond functionalization of alkanes by carbene insertion with TpxM complexes (Tpx = hydrotrispyrazolylborate ligand; M = Cu, Ag)

The variables that regulate the catalytic behavior of coinage metals trispyrazolylborate-containing complexes toward the carbon-hydrogen bond functionalization of alkanes CnH2n+2 by carbene insertion from diazocompounds are analyzed providing the requirements for the appropriate catalyst design.129