Alkali metal reductions of organic molecules: Why mediated electron transfer from lithium is faster than direct reduction

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 130, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 12256-12257

  Rees, Neil V ^a   Baron, Ronan ^a   Kershaw, Neil M ^a   Donohoe, Timothy J ^a   Compton, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINETICS; MOLECULE; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 51949114996     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja805086w     Document Type: Article

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