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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2022
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Aaron David Sadow, Ames, IA (US);
Uddhav Kanbur, Ames, IA (US);
Frederic A. Perras, Ames, IA (US);
Alexander L. Paterson, Ames, IA (US);
Andrew Kocen, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Geoffrey W. Coates, Lansing, NY (US);
Anne M. Lapointe, Ithaca, NY (US);
Massimiliano Delferro, Chicago, IL (US);
Ryan A. Hackler, Chicago, IL (US);
Jessica Rodriguez, Ames, IA (US);
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Ames, IA (US);
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY (US);
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is the selective functionalization of one or more hydrocarbons ranging from the longest macromolecules to methane as the smallest. Functionalization is achieved through C—H activation of the one or more hydrocarbons and is carried out by the catalytic complex described herein. Also disclosed is the compound of formula (I) and the compound of formula (II).