Phosphine-free cationic rhodium(I) complex-catalyzed disulfide exchange reaction: Convenient synthesis of unsymmetrical disulfides

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 29, 2004, Pages 5677-5679

  Tanaka, Ken ^a   Ajiki, Kaori ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disulfide; Disulfide exchange; Phosphine free; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

CATION; DISULFIDE; PHOSPHINE; RHODIUM COMPLEX; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; SYNTHESIS;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 3042630882     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.05.092     Document Type: Article

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