π-nucleophilicity in carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-77

  Mayr, Herbert ^a   Kempf, Bernhard ^a   Ofial, Armin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; DIAZONIUM COMPOUND; METAL COMPLEX; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALKYLATION; ALLYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037241494     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar020094c     Document Type: Article

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