A second metal center enhances the reactivity of an organomagnesate: Comparison of the gas-phase reactions of water with [RCCMgCl2] - and [RCCMg2Cl4]- (R = H, Ph)

Organometallics

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 5002-5011

  Khairallah, George N ^a,b   Thum, Charlene ^a,b   O'Hair, Richard A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLIDES; DFT CALCULATION; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS; GASPHASE; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; ION-TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL CENTERS; TRANSITION STATE;

HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERS; MAGNESIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHASE INTERFACES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CARBOXYLATION;

EID: 69949170467     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om900426h     Document Type: Article

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