Molecular N2 complexes of iron stabilised by N-heterocyclic 'pincer' dicarbene ligands

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 6, 2005, Pages 784-786

  Danopoulos, Andreas A ^a   Wright, Joseph A ^a   Motherwell, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,6 BIS(IMIDAZOL 2 YLIDENE)PYRIDINE; CARBENOID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IRON; LIGAND; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DERIVATIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 14644444195     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b415562a     Document Type: Article

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