M.-Christina White: Research Plans

· Terminal hydroxylation of linear alkanes
· Hydration of terminal olefins

Origin of selectivity - the organometallic intermediate:
a kinetic and thermodynamic preference to form the
less sterically hindered 1° C-M intermediate

· C-H/olefin coupling
· Intramolecular s-bond metathesis

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