Oxidative diamination of alkenes with ureas as nitrogen sources: Mechanistic pathways in the presence of a high oxidation state palladium catalyst

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 763-773

  Muñiz, Kilian ^a   Hövelmann, Claas H ^a   Streuff, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; UREA;

MECHANISTIC PATHWAYS; OXIDATIVE DIAMINATION; PALLADIUM CATALYST;

OLEFINS;

CARBON; DEUTERIUM; DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PALLADIUM; UREA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; KINETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 41449087573     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja075041a     Document Type: Article

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