Homogeneous catalytic system for reversible dehydrogenation-hydrogenation reactions of nitrogen heterocycles with reversible interconversion of catalytic species

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 8410-8412

  Yamaguchi, Ryohei ^a   Ikeda, Chikako ^a   Takahashi, Yoshinori ^a   Fujita, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC REACTIONS; CATALYTIC SPECIES; CATALYTIC SYSTEM; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; HYDROGENATION REACTIONS; IR COMPLEXES; LOW TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; REVERSIBLE DEHYDROGENATION; REVERSIBLE INTERCONVERSION; SINGLE CATALYST;

CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; HYDROGEN; IRIDIUM;

HYDROGENATION;

HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEHYDROGENATION; HYDROGENATION; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 67650530541     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9022623     Document Type: Article

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