Dinitrogen cleavage and functionalization by carbon monoxide promoted by a hafnium complex

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Knobloch, Donald J ^a   Lobkovsky, Emil ^a   Chirik, Paul J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COORDINATION COMPOUND; HAFNIUM; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HAFNIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NITROGEN; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77649118782     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.477     Document Type: Article

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