Elevated catalytic activity of ruthenium(II)-porphyrin-catalyzed carbene/nitrene transfer and insertion reactions with n-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2982-2987

  Chan, Ka Ho ^a   Guan, Xiangguo ^b   Lo, Vanessa Kar Yan ^a   Che, Chi Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

carbene transfer; ligand effects; N heterocyclic carbenes; nitrene transfer; ruthenium

Indexed keywords

CARBENE TRANSFER; INSERTION REACTIONS; LIGAND EFFECT; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGANDS; N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENES; NITRENES; PORPHYRIN COMPLEXES; TURNOVER FREQUENCY;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; PORPHYRINS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LIGANDS;

EID: 84896741296     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309888     Document Type: Article

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