“…Several examples of catalytic C–H activation/functionalization reactions involving homogeneous transition metal complexes have emerged in the past two decades . Most germane to the discussion herein is the hydroarylation of olefins, which is defined as the addition of an aromatic C–H bond across the C=C bond of an unsaturated substrate to exclusively prepare a single mono‐alkylated aromatic product . While heteroaromatic substrates,, functionalized olefins,, and C=X (X = O or NR) have been explored,, the discussion below will be limited to the mechanistic investigation of hydrophenylation of unactivated olefins (e.g., ethylene, propylene, and 1‐hexene).…”