Nickel(II)-carbene intermediates in reactions of geminal dihaloalkanes with nickel(0) reagents and the corresponding carbene capture as the phosphonium ylide

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1576-1584

  Eisch, John J ^a   Qian, Yun ^a   Rheingold, Arnold L ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon carbon bond formation; Nickel(0) reagents; Nickel(II) carbenes; Phosphonium ylides; elimination

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

BOND CLEAVAGES; CARBENES; CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION; DIHALOALKANES; NICKEL(0) REAGENT; NICKEL(II)-CARBENE; PHOSPHONIA YLIDE; SO 2; [CARBONYL; Α-ELIMINATION;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 34347256435     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200601106     Document Type: Article

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