Calculation of dramatic differences in the activation energy of phenyl migratory insertion in the isomers of [Rh(PMe3)2Cl(CO)(Ph) H]: Important effects from both the ligand trans to Ph and the ligand trans to CO

Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 9162-9168

  Hasanayn, Faraj ^a   Abu El ez, Dina ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 78549264514     PISSN: 00201669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ic100198u     Document Type: Article

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