A new synthetic route to bulky "second generation" tris(imidazol-2-ylidene)borate ligands: Synthesis of a four coordinate iron(II) complex

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 30, 2005, Pages 3811-3813

  Nieto, Ismael ^a   Cervantes Lee, Francisco ^b   Smith, Jeremy M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 TERT BUTYLIMIDAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IRON COMPLEX; LIGAND; MAGNESIUM; TRIS(IMIDAZOL 2 YLIDENE)BORATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 23744498537     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b505985b     Document Type: Article

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