摘要 |
<p>A process for functionalizing a cyclic hydrocarbon at a secondary or aromatic C-H cyclic hydrocarbon bond comprising thermally reacting a functionalizing reagent and the cyclic hydrocarbon in the presence of a catalyst, said catalyst comprising: a) a source of rhodium; b) a source of a 3 to 8, cyclic or non-cyclic, aromatic or non-aromatic, neutral, cationic or anionic, substituted or unsubstituted, electron donor moiety which does not dissociate under thermal reaction conditions; and c) a source of ligands capable of formally donating an electron pair to rhodium and which dissociate thermally; and wherein said functionalizing reagent comprises a source of boron.</p> |