Theoretical study on the mechanism of selective C-F bond activation of perfluorinated toluene promoted by Co(PMe3)4

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1018, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-119

  Lu, Yunqiang ^a   Sun, Hongjian ^a   Zhang, Dongju ^a   Li, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C F bond activation; Co(0) complex; DFT; Reaction mechanism; Trimethylphosphine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880635116     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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