Iron-phosphine, -phosphite, -arsine, and -carbene catalysts for the coupling of primary and secondary alkyl halides with aryl grignard reagents

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1104-1110

  Bedford, Robin B ^a   Betham, Michael ^a   Bruce, Duncan W ^b   Danopoulos, Andreas A ^d   Frost, Robert M ^c   Hird, Michael ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HALIDE MINERALS; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ALKYL HALIDES; GRIGNARD REAGENTS; IRON-PHOSPHINE; TRIALKYL;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ARSINE; CARBENE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; HALIDE; HYDROGEN; IRON; PHOSPHINE; PHOSPHITE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; GRIGNARD REACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 32144461712     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo052250+     Document Type: Article

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