Applications of acceptorless dehydrogenation and related transformations in chemical synthesis

Science

Volumn 341, Issue 6143, 2013, Pages

  Gunanathan, Chidambaram ^a   Milstein, David ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMIDE; AMINE; OXIDIZING AGENT; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; HYDROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION; SUBSTRATE; TRANSFORMATION;

ACCEPTORLESS DEHYDROGENATION; CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; ORGANIC WASTE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84880418740     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1229712     Document Type: Review

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