Computationally deciphering palladium-catalyzed reaction mechanisms

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 226-242

  Sperger, Theresa ^a   Fisher, Henry C ^a   Schoenebeck, Franziska ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; TRANSITION METALS;

CATALYZED REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; CONFORMATIONAL SPACE; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; PALLADIUM-CATALYZED REACTIONS; TRANSITION METAL CATALYZED REACTION;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 84969335401     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1244     Document Type: Article

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