Mechanistically driven development of iridium catalysts for asymmetric allylic substitution

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1461-1475

  Hartwig, John F ^a   Stanley, Levi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; IRIDIUM; PALLADIUM; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; IRIDIUM; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALLADIUM; RHODIUM;

EID: 78650457801     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar100047x     Document Type: Article

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