Vanadium(I) chloride and lithium vanadium(I) dihydride as epimetallating reagents for unsaturated organic substrates: Constitution and mode of reaction

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2825-2835

  Eisch, John J ^a   Fregene, Paul O ^a   Doetschman, David C ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epimetallation; EPR spectroscopy of VH2 ; Lithium vanadium(I) dihydride; Organic radical intermediates; Vanadium(I) chloride

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749096352     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800104     Document Type: Article

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