Racemization of secondary alcohols catalyzed by cyclopentadienyl-ruthenium complexes: Evidence for an alkoxide pathway by fast β-hydride elimination-readdition

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 6063-6072

  Martín Matute, Belén ^a,b   Åberg, Jenny B ^a   Edin, Michaela ^a   Bäckvall, Jan E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Hydrides; Racemization; Reaction mechanisms; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HYDRIDES; KETONES; LIGANDS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS; RACEMIZATION; REACTION MECHANISMS;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 34547150756     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700373     Document Type: Article

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