Imidazole to NHC rearrangements at molybdenum centers: An experimental and theoretical study

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 8584-8595

  Brill, Marcel ^a,d   Díaz, Jesús ^b   Huertos, Miguel A ^a   López, Ramón ^a   Pérez, Julio ^a   Riera, Lucía ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

density functional theory; imidazoles; molybdenum; N heterocyclic carbenes; reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DEPROTONATION; LIGANDS; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

DFT COMPUTATIONS; IMIDAZOLES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK; REACTION MECHANISM; RHENIUM COMPLEXES; STABILIZING INTERACTIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

MANGANESE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79960545123     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101390     Document Type: Article

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