“…Compared to C(sp 2 )–H functionalization, the Cp*Rh(III)-catalyzed direct C(sp 3 )–H bond/functionalization has acquired relatively much less attention, which might be attributed to the challenges of the higher C(sp 3 )–H bond breakage energy and the lower reactivity of generated Rh III –alkyl species. Nevertheless, notable transformations (acylation, alkenylation, alkylation, amination, aminocarbonylation, amidation, trifluoromethylthiolation, etc.) via Rh(III)-catalyzed C(sp 3 )–H activation have been well reported by Li, Kim, Zhao, Lin, Wang, Dixon, Sharma, Lu, and Jiang groups.…”