Highly selective 1,3-isomerization of allylic alcohols via rhenium oxo catalysis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2842-2843

  Morrill, Christie ^a   Grubbs, Robert H ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; ALLYL ALCOHOL; RHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ISOMERIZATION; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALCOHOLS; ALLYL COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ISOMERISM; RHENIUM;

EID: 14844283138     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja044054a     Document Type: Article

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