On the mechanism of (PCP)Ir-catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation of alkanes: A combined computational and experimental study

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 38, 2002, Pages 11404-11416

  Krogh Jespersen, Karsten ^a   Czerw, Margaret ^a   Summa, Nadine ^a   Renkema, Kenton B ^a   Achord, Patrick D ^a   Goldman, Alan S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINCER COMPLEXES;

CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; FREE ENERGY; OLEFINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTHALPY; HYDROGENATION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037174388     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja012460d     Document Type: Article

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