Insertion aptitudes and insertion regiochemistry of various alkenes coordinated to cationic (σ-R)(diimine)palladium(II) (R = -CH3, -C6H5). A theoretical study

Organometallics

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2813-2819

  Von Schenck, Henrik ^a   Strömberg, Staffan ^a   Zetterberg, Krister ^a   Ludwig, Maik ^a   Åkermark, Björn ^b   Svensson, Mats ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; OLEFINS; POLYMERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

COMONOMER; PHENYLPALLADIUM DIIMINE COMPLEX; REGIOCHEMISTRY;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0035948513     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om000926f     Document Type: Article

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