Photochemistry of group 6 fischer carbene complexes: Beyond the photocarbonylation reaction

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 479-490

  Fernández, Israel ^a   Cossío, Fernando P ^b   Sierra, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; CHROMIUM; COORDINATION COMPOUND; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; IMINE; KETENE; KETONE; LACTAM; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

CHROMIUM; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; ETHYLENES; IMINES; KETONES; LACTAMS; METHANE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 79960486397     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar100159h     Document Type: Article

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