Bis(permethylindenyl) complexes of thorium: Synthesis, structure, and reactivity

Organometallics

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 3255-3264

  Trnka, Tina M ^a   Bonanno, Jeffrey B ^a   Bridgewater, Brian M ^a   Parkin, Gerard ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BISPERMETHYLINDENYL COMPLEXES; DICHLORIDE; METHATHESIS; REACTIVITY;

COMPLEXATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THORIUM;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0035939690     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om010233e     Document Type: Article

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