Interaction of a bulky N-heterocyclic carbene ligand with Rh(I) and Ir(I). Double C-H activation and isolation of bare 14-electron Rh(III) and Ir(III) complexes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3516-3526

  Scott, Natalie M ^a   Dorta, Reto ^a   Stevens, Edwin D ^a   Correa, Andrea ^b   Cavallo, Luigi ^b   Nolan, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPLEXATION; IRRIGATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

HALIDES; LIGANDS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES (NHC); REACTIVITY;

RHODIUM;

CARBENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HALIDE; IRIDIUM; LIGAND; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 14944370682     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja043249f     Document Type: Article

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