Computational design of metal-free molecules for activation of small molecules, hydrogenation, and hydroamination

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 332, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-266

  Wang, Zhi Xiang ^a   Zhao, Lili ^a   Lu, Gang ^a   Li, Haixia ^a   Huang, Fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Bifunctional reactivity; DFT calculations; Frustrated Lewis pairs; Metal free catalyst design; Metal free hydrogen activation; Metal free hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886670515     PISSN: 03401022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/128-2012-385     Document Type: Review

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