Ritu Ahuja

TL;DR: One example that achieves selectivity with respect to the distribution of product molecular weights is reported, in which n-decane is the predominant high-molecular-weight product of the metathesis of two moles of n-hexane.

TL;DR: The first catalytic conversion of n-alkanes to alkylaromatics using homogeneous or molecular catalysts--specifically 'pincer'-ligated iridium complexes--and olefinic hydrogen acceptors is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, a computational and experimental study of the effect on catalytically effective PCP-pincer-ligated iridium complexes has been performed for the dehydrogenation of alkanes.

TL;DR: Tandem dehydrogenation-olefin-metathesis catalyst systems are reported to effect the metathesis-cyclooligomerization of cyclooctane and cyclodecane to give cycloalkanes with various carbon numbers, predominantly multiples of the substrate carbon number, and polymers.

TL;DR: In this article, a method of converting at least one first alkane to a mixture of low molecular weight alkane (optionally also including additional lower and/or higher molecular-weight alkanes) and at least 1 high molecular weight alkane, comprising: reacting a first alkylane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst and preferably an iridium pincer complex catalyst) and a second catalyst (e.g., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture.