Preferential activation of primary C-H bonds in the reactions of small alkanes with the diatomic MgO+̇ cation

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 4110-4119

  Schröder, Detlef ^a   Roithová, Jana ^b   Alikhani, Esmail ^c   Kwapien, Karolina ^d   Sauer, Joachim ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkanes; C H activation; Density functional calculations; Magnesium oxide; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ALKYL RADICALS; C-C BONDS; C-H ACTIVATION; C-H BOND; CH-BOND ACTIVATION; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; H-ATOM ABSTRACTION; ISOBUTANES; KINETIC CONTROL; KINETIC MODELING; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; METAL OXIDES; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BUTANE; ETHANE; MAGNESIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METHANE; POSITIVE IONS; PROPANE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 77950210754     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200902373     Document Type: Article

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