Directly-observed β-hydrogen elimination of a late transition metal amido complex and unusual fate of imine byproducts

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 29, 1996, Pages 7010-7011

  Hartwig, John F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; IMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 0030015257     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja961439n     Document Type: Article

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