Catalytic intermolecular tail-to-tail hydroalkenylation of styrenes with α olefins: Regioselective migratory insertion controlled by a nickel/n-heterocyclic carbene

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 48, 2010, Pages 9182-9186

  Ho, Chun Yu ^a   He, Lisi ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

homogeneous catalysis; insertion; N heterocyclic carbenes; nickel; olefination

Indexed keywords

CARBENES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; IMIDAZOL-2-YLIDENE; INSERTION; MIGRATORY INSERTION; MONOSUBSTITUTED ALKENES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; OLEFINATION; REGIO-SELECTIVE;

CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; OLEFINS; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78649587962     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201001849     Document Type: Article

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