Mechanism of the aerobic oxidation of alcohols by palladium complexes of N-heterocyclic carbenes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 30, 2006, Pages 9651-9660

  Nielsen, Robert J ^a   Goddard III, William A ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN; KINETIC THEORY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; QUANTUM THEORY;

AEROBIC OXIDATION; ALKOXIDES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; PALLADIUM COMPLEXES;

ALCOHOLS;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; PALLADIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ENTHALPY; KINETICS; OXIDATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RACEMIZATION; SOLVATION;

EID: 33746597447     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja060915z     Document Type: Article

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