On the mechanism of B(C6F5)3-catalyzed direct hydrogenation of imines: Inherent and thermally induced frustration

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2029-2036

  Rokob, Tibor András ^a   Hamza, Andrea ^a   Stirling, András ^a   Pápai, Imre ^a  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCATALYTIC; CATALYTIC CYCLES; COMPLEX FORMS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIRS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HYDROGEN SPLITTING; LEWIS ACID; LEWIS ACID-BASE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; NONCOVALENT ASSOCIATION; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; REACTION MECHANISM; SOLID SUPPORTS; THERMAL ACTIVATION; THERMALLY INDUCED;

ACIDS; AMINES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; TRANSITION METALS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

BORANE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; IMINE; LEWIS ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROGENATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 67749129328     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja809125r     Document Type: Article

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