Iridicycle-Catalysed Imine Reduction: An Experimental and Computational Study of the Mechanism

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 46, 2015, Pages 16564-16577

  Chen, Hsin Yi Tiffany ^a   Wang, Chao ^b,c   Wu, Xiaofeng ^c   Jiang, Xue ^d   Catlow, C Richard A ^a   Xiao, Jianliang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shaanxi Normal University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

density functional calculations; homogeneous catalysis; imines; iridium; transfer hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATION THEORY; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGENATION; IONS; IRIDIUM; METHANOL; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REDUCTION;

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; HYDRIDE FORMATION; HYDRIDE TRANSFERS; IMINES; KINETIC MEASUREMENT; METHANOL MOLECULES; TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84946098114     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501074     Document Type: Article

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