Reactivity of a parent amidoruthenium complex: A transition metal amide of exceptionally high basicity [12]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 36, 2000, Pages 8799-8800

  Fulton, J Robin ^a   Bouwkamp, Marco W ^a   Bergman, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDORUTHENIUM COMPLEX; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGENATION; LETTER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034644413     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja001622n     Document Type: Letter

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