碳-氢键活化是一种将碳-氢键裂解并用碳-X键(其中X通常是碳、氧或氮)取代的反应。该术语通常意味着过渡金属参与C-H裂解过程。由该术语分类的反应通常涉及烃类首先与金属催化剂反应以产生有机金属配合物，其中烃类与通过中间体“烷烃或芳烃络合物”或作为过渡状态而导致“M-C”中间体的金属。第一步的中间体(称为C-H活化，有时与C-H官能化可互换使用)可随后经历促进反应的反应。
Tetrakis[n-tetrachlorophthaloyl-(s)-tert-leucinato]dirhodium bis(ethyl acetate) adduct
Tetrakis[N-phthaloyl-(S)-phenylalaninato]dirhodium ethyl acetate adduct
Allylpalladium(II) chloride
Ruthenium(III) chloride xhydrate
Palladium(II) 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate
Dichloro(benzene)ruthenium(II) dimer
[1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloronickel(II)
[1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichlorocobalt(II)
Bis[rhodium(α,α,α',α'-tetramethyl-1,3-benzenedipropionic acid)]
Chlorobis(cyclooctene)iridium(I)dimer
(R,R)-N,N'-Bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediaminocobalt(II)
Cobalt(II) bis(acetylacetonate)
Rhodium(II) Octanoate Dimer
Dirhodium tetraacetate
[1,3-Bis(2,6-Diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene](3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II) dichloride
[1,3-Bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene]copper chloride
Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl
Tris(2,4-pentanedionato)ruthenium(III)
N,N'-Ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)cobalt(II)
1,4-Butylenebis(diphenylphosphine)palladium dichloride
Carbonylchloro bis(triphenylphosphine)iridium(I)
Carbonylhydridotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I)
(5,10,15,20-Tetraphenylporphinato)manganese(III) chloride
Chloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)iridium(I) dimer
(1,5-Cyclooctadiene)rhodium chloride dimer
