C - H oxidative addition to a (PNP)Ir center and ligand-induced reversal of benzyl/aryl selectivity

Organometallics

Volumn 26, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 6701-6703

  Zhu, Yanjun ^a   Fan, Lei ^a   Chen, Chun Hsing ^a   Finnell, Shannon R ^a   Foxman, Bruce M ^a   Ozerov, Oleg V ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ISOMERS; LIGANDS; OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARYL SELECTIVITY; OXIDATIVE ADDITION;

HYDROGEN BONDS;

EID: 38349093619     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om701110y     Document Type: Article

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