Probing the limits of ligand steric bulk: Backbone C-H activation in a saturated N-heterocyclic carbene

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 3825-3830

  Phillips, Nicholas ^a   Tirfoin, Remi ^a   Aldridge, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C H activation; gold; iridium; N heterocyclic carbenes; steric loading

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; GOLD; IRIDIUM; LIGANDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BOND ACTIVATION; C-H ACTIVATION; CARBENES; FORMAMIDINES; LATE TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK; STERIC BULK;

LOADING;

EID: 84896394481     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304243     Document Type: Article

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