Scope, limitations and mechanistic aspects in the selective homogeneous palladium-catalyzed reduction of alkenes under transfer hydrogen conditions

Tetrahedron

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3899-3906

  Brunel, Jean Michel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Palladium; Reduction of alkenes; Transfer hydrogen; Tri tert butyl phosphine

Indexed keywords

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DERIVATIZATION; HYDROGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

EID: 33947727245     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.01.053     Document Type: Article

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