Role of electronegative substituents on the bond energies in the Grubbs metathesis catalysts for M = Fe, Ru, Os

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2014, Pages 13563-13577

  Vasiliu, Monica ^a   Arduengo, A J ^a   Dixon, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FREE ENERGY; GASES; LIGANDS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL METHODS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OSMIUM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BOND DISSOCIATION ENERGIES; COUPLED-CLUSTER THEORY; ELECTRONEGATIVE SUBSTITUENTS; GRUBBS CATALYSTS; METATHESIS CATALYSTS; OLEFIN METATHESIS; SCHROCK CATALYSTS; SINGLET-TRIPLET SPLITTING;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908388291     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500472p     Document Type: Article

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