Unprecedented stereoselective synthesis of catalytically active chiral Mo3CuS4 clusters

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1486-1492

  Feliz, Marta ^a   Guillamón, Eva ^a   Llusar, Rosa ^a   Vicent, Cristian ^a   Stiriba, Salah Eddine ^b   Pérez Prieto, Julia ^b   Barberis, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chirality; Cluster compounds; Molybdenum; Phosphane ligands

Indexed keywords

COPPER; METAL ANALYSIS; OLEFINS; PHOSPHATES; ROTATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STYRENE; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; CLUSTER COMPLEXES; CLUSTER COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHANE LIGANDS;

MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 32044460336     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200500907     Document Type: Article

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