Activation of an alkyl C-H bond geminal to an agostic interaction: An unusual mode of base-induced C-H activation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 4604-4605

  Häller, L Jonas L ^a,b   Page, Michael J ^a,b,c   Macgregor, Stuart A ^a,b   Mahon, Mary F ^a,b,c   Whittlesey, Michael K ^a,b,c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; AGOSTIC INTERACTIONS; C-H ACTIVATION; C-H BOND; CH-BOND ACTIVATION; CHARGE ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DEUTERIUM LABELING; INTRAMOLECULAR C-H ACTIVATION; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ALKYLATION; DEUTERIUM; HYDROGEN; LABELS; PROTONS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

CARBON; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HETERONUCLEAR MULTIPLE BOND CORRELATION; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 67949097274     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja900953d     Document Type: Article

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