Synthesis of carbenes through substitution reactions at a carbene center

Science

Volumn 301, Issue 5637, 2003, Pages 1223-1225

  Merceron Saffon, Nathalie ^a   Baceiredo, Antoine ^a   Gornitzka, Heinz ^a   Bertrand, Guy ^a,b  

^a UMR 5069) 118 route de Narbonne   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NUCLEOPHILES;

CARBON;

CARBENE; CARBENOID; METAL COMPLEX; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

CATALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0041821739     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1086860     Document Type: Article

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23. We are grateful to the American Chemical Society-Petroleum Research Fund (grant no. 38192-AC4) and to Rhodia, Inc. for financial support.