Mechanism of C-H bond activation of alkyl-substituted benzenes by cationic platinum(II) complexes

Organometallics

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3644-3654

  Driver, Tom G ^a   Day, Michael W ^a   Labinger, Jay A ^a   Bercaw, John E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPLEXATION; ISOMERIZATION; ISOTOPES; PLATINUM; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED BENZENE; CATIONIC PLATINUM(II) COMPLEXES; ETHYL GROUP; ISOTOPIC LABELING;

BENZENE;

EID: 22944470805     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om050251m     Document Type: Article

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