Mechanistic aspects of dihydrogen activation and transfer during asymmetric hydrogenation in supercritical carbon dioxide

Chirality

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 450-457

  Lange, Susanne ^a   Brinkmann, Axel ^a   Trautner, Peter ^b   Woelk, Klaus ^b   Bargon, Joachim ^b   Leitner, Walter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enantioselective catalysis; Hydrogenation; Mechanisms; Rhodium complexes; Supercritical fluids

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEUTERIUM; DIMETHYLITACONIC ACID; ITACONIC ACID; RHODIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034043785     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-636X(2000)12:5/6<450::AID-CHIR26>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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