Direct observation of β-aryl eliminations from Rh(I) alkoxides

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3124-3125

  Zhao, Pinjing ^a   Incarvito, Christopher D ^a   Hartwig, John F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; KETONE DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; KINETICS; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33644938378     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja058550q     Document Type: Article

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