The development of iron catalysts for Cross-Coupling reactions

Topics in Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-46

  Bedford, Robin B ^a   Brenner, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross coupling; Iron; Iron catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929594436     PISSN: 14366002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3418_2015_99     Document Type: Article

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