Reactivity of the C-X (X = F, Cl, Br, and I) bond activation in CX4 by an Iridium(I) complex from a theoretical viewpoint

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1045-1058

  Su, Ming Der ^a   Chu, San Yan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; CARBON; CHLORINE; FLUORINE; HALOCARBON; HALOGEN; IODINE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; METAL COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; OXIDATION;

EID: 0033540708     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9831148     Document Type: Article

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