Cp*Ir complexes bearing H-heterocyclic carbene ligands as effective catalysts for Oppenauer-type oxidation of alcohols

Organometallics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1490-1492

  Hanasaka, Fumihiro ^a   Fujita, Ken Ichi ^a   Yamaguchi, Ryohei ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION;

HYDROGEN TRANSFER REACTIONS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS; OPPENAUER TYPE OXIDATION; PENTAMETHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 1842640166     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om049918f     Document Type: Article

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