A promising new dearomatization agent: Crystal structure, synthesis, and exchange reactions of the versatile complex TpRe(CO)(1-methylimidazole)(η2-benzene) (Tp = hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate)

Organometallics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1038-1040

  Meiere, Scott H ^a   Brooks, Benjamin C ^a   Gunnoe, T Brent ^a   Sabat, Michal ^a   Harman, W Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEAROMATIZATION AGENT; HYDRIDOTRIS PYRAXOLYL BORATE; METHALYIMIDAZOLE BENZENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BENZENE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METALS;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0035911981     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om000900o     Document Type: Article

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