A Theoretical Investigation of the Ni(II)-Catalyzed Hydrovinylation of Styrene

Organometallics

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3552-3566

  Joseph, Jorly ^a,b   RajanBabu, T V ^d   Jemmis, Eluvathingal D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; CATALYST PRECURSORS; CATALYTIC CYCLES; CATALYTIC SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; COORDINATION SITES; ENANTIO; HIGH ACTIVATION ENERGY; HYDROVINYLATION; INDUCTION PERIODS; NICKEL HYDRIDES; QUANTITATIVE YIELDS; REGIO-SELECTIVE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TRANS EFFECT; TRANSFER STAGES; TRANSITION STATE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; LIGANDS; NICKEL; OLEFINS; STYRENE;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 67449149978     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om900045p     Document Type: Article

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