Four-electron reduction of diazo compounds at a single Tungsten Metal Center: A theoretical study of the mechanism

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 120, Issue 26, 1998, Pages 6598-6602

  Maseras, Feliu ^a,c   Lockwood, Mark A ^b   Eisenstein, Odile ^a   Rothwell, Ian P ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032496945     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja973977l     Document Type: Article

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