Unexpected oxidative C-C cleavage in the metallation of 2-substituted imidazolium salts to give N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2176-2177

  Chianese, Anthony R ^a   Zeglis, Brian M ^a   Crabtree, Robert H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CARBENOID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOLE; METHYL GROUP; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROLYSIS; METALLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REACTION TIME; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 8144224917     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b409672j     Document Type: Article

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