N-Heterocyclic carbene-ruthenium complexes for the racemization of chiral Alcohols

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2039-2043

  Bosson, Johann ^a   Nolan, Steven P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHIRAL ALCOHOLS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; RUTHENIUM;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; LIGAND; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON; RACEMIZATION;

EID: 77949808439     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo1001005     Document Type: Article

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