Chiral Xyliphos Complexes for the Catalytic Imine Hydrogenation Leading to the Metolachlor Herbicide: Isolation of Catalyst-Substrate Adducts

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 267-278

  Dorta, Romano ^a   Broggini, Diego ^b   Stoop, Robert ^c   Rüegger, Heinz ^c   Spindler, Felix ^d   Togni, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d SOLVIAS AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Hydrogenation; Iridium; P ligands

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; ISOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY;

HERBICIDES;

BRIDGED COMPOUND; COORDINATION COMPOUND; CYCLOALKENE; HERBICIDE; IMINE; IODIDE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; METOLACHLOR; PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; ISOMER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0346458583     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200305218     Document Type: Article

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