Unprecedented reactivity initiated by insertion of 2,6-xylylisonitrile into the w-alkyl linkages of Cp*W(NO)(n-alkyl)(η3-CH 2CHCHMe) complexes

Organometallics

Volumn 28, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 6139-6141

  Semproni, Scott P ^a   Legzdins, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPLEXES; ALLYL GROUPS; ALLYL LIGANDS; HAPTOTROPIC SHIFTS; IMINOACYL LIGANDS; INTRAMOLECULAR NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK; ISONITRILES; METALLACYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MIGRATORY INSERTION; NITROGEN ATOM;

ALKYLATION; CHAINS; TUNGSTEN;

LIGANDS;

EID: 70350738385     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om900739k     Document Type: Article

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