The influence of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) on the reactivity of [Ru(NHC)4H]+ with H2, N2, CO and O2

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 41, 2009, Pages 10912-10923

  Burling, Suzanne ^a   Häller, L Jonas L ^b   Mas Marzá, Elena ^a   Moreno, Aitor ^c   Macgregor, Stuart A ^b   Mahon, Mary F ^a   Pregosin, Paul S ^c   Whittlesey, Michael K ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LABORATORY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Hydrido complexes; N heterocyclic carbenes; NMR spectroscopy; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CARBENE COMPLEXES; CARBENES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; DFT CALCULATION; HIGHER-FREQUENCY SIGNALS; HYDRIDE LIGANDS; HYDRIDO COMPLEXES; LOW TEMPERATURES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NHC LIGANDS; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE YIELDS; RAPID OXIDATION; RELATIVE BINDING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SMALL MOLECULES; SQUARE-PYRAMIDAL GEOMETRY; TETRAMETHYL; VERY LOW FREQUENCY;

ACETONITRILE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DICHLOROMETHANE; LIGANDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 84869653977     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200901736     Document Type: Article

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