Organometallic chemistry in aqueous solution. Hydration of nitriles to amides catalyzed by a water-soluble molybdocene, (MeCp)2Mo(OH)(H2O)+

Organometallics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1203-1211

  Breno, Kerry L ^a   Pluth, Michael D ^a   Tyler, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; HYDRATION CATALYST; NITRILE;

AMINES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HYDRATION; HYDROLYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; MONOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 0037451074     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om020845e     Document Type: Article

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