Stable singlet carbenes as mimics for transition metal centers

Chemical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-399

  Martin, David ^a   Soleilhavoup, Michele ^a   Bertrand, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENES; MAIN-GROUP ELEMENTS; OXIDATION STATE; PARAMAGNETIC SPECIES; REACTIVE INTERMEDIATE; SMALL MOLECULES; TRANSITION-METAL CENTERS; TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEX;

PARAMAGNETISM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; TRANSITION METALS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79953683619     PISSN: 20416520     EISSN: 20416539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0sc00388c     Document Type: Article

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