摘要

DFT calculations uncovered multiple pathways for C-H cleavage in cationic Cp*Rh(iii)-catalyzed C-H functionalization of different precursors under carboxylate-free conditions, in which the heteroatom-containing solvent, reactant, product, or even trace water could be possibly involved as a proton acceptor, assisting the C-H bond cleavage via an outer sphere CMD transition state.