Computational mechanistic studies of acceptorless dehydrogenation reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1991-2008

  Li, Hai Xia ^a   Wang, Zhi Xiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Acceptorless dehydrogenations; Computational mechanistic studies; Green chemistry; Transition metal catalysts

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENATION; BIFUNCTIONAL; C-C BONDS; C-C COUPLING REACTIONS; CARBOXYL GROUPS; CATALYTIC MECHANISMS; CATALYTIC REACTIONS; DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS; DEHYDROGENATIVE COUPLING; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT; FERMENTATION PRODUCTS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; HYDROGEN UPTAKE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; LEWIS BASICITY; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; METHANOL DEHYDROGENATION; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; REVERSIBLE DEHYDROGENATION; TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; IRIDIUM; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; KETONES; LIGANDS; MECHANICS; METAL COMPLEXES; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

DEHYDROGENATION;

EID: 84869079443     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-012-4713-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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