Versatile reactivity of alkynyl fischer carbene complexes toward pentafulvenes: Carbocyclization and C-H insertion reactions

Organometallics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2337-2343

  Barluenga, José ^a   Martínez, Silvia ^a   Suárez Sobrino, Angel L ^a   Tomás, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHROMIUM; REACTION KINETICS; TUNGSTEN;

ALKYNYL FISCHER CARBENE COMPLEXES; CYCLOADDUCTS; PENTAFULVENES;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 33646431448     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om0601394     Document Type: Article

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