Hydrogen Elimination from Metal Alkoxides and Amides

p-Hydrogen Elimination from Metal Alkoxides and Amides 

In addition to p-hydrogen elimination from formally anionic amido and alkoxo groups, p-hydrogen elimination from neutral amine ligands to form iminium products has been observed. This reaction can be part of the pathway for the reduction of metal halides, such as palladium (n) halides, in the presence of tertiary amines. Such a p-hydrogen elimination was observed directly as a reversible process from the tertiary amine complex [Os(NH3) (MeOH)(NH2Pr)] , as shown in Equation 10.16.  

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