Direct and selective hydrogenolysis of arenols and aryl methyl ethers

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kusumoto, Shuhei ^a   Nozaki, Kyoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENE; ARYL METHYL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINGERONE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDING; ETHER; LIGNIN; METAL; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COVALENT BOND; DEOXYGENATION; HYDROGENOLYSIS;

EID: 84923325715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7296     Document Type: Article

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