Synthesis and catalytic activity of a pincer-type bis(imidazolin-2-ylidene) nickel(II) complex

Organometallics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3095-3098

  Inamoto, Kiyofumi ^a   Kuroda, Jun Ichi ^a   Hiroya, Kou ^a   Noda, Yukio ^a   Watanabe, Masashi ^a   Sakamoto, Takao ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; NICKEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HECK REACTION; SUZUKI COUPLING REACTION;

ORGANOMETALLICS;

EID: 33745770212     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om060043+     Document Type: Article

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36. 13C NMR spectrum of complex 2 could not be obtained due to its insolubility in various deuterated solvents.