DFT studies of β-boryl elimination processes: Potential role in catalyzed borylation reactions of alkenes

Organometallics

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3149-3156

  Lam, King Chung ^c   Lin, Zhenyang ^a   Marder, Todd B ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REACTION KINETICS;

BORYLATION; HYDROBORATION;

OLEFINS;

EID: 34347354428     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om0700314     Document Type: Article

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