Elementary steps of iron catalysis: Exploring the links between iron alkyl and iron olefin complexes for their relevance in C-H activation and C-C bond formation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1521-1526

  Casitas, Alicia ^a   Krause, Helga ^a   Goddard, Richard ^a   Fürstner, Alois ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agostic interactions; C H activation; Cycloadditions; Homogeneous catalysis; Iron

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ALKYLATION; ATOMS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COVALENT BONDS; CYCLOADDITION; ETHYLENE; HYDRIDES; IRON; OLEFINS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE;

AGOSTIC INTERACTIONS; C-H ACTIVATION; CYCLOADDITIONS; CYCLOPENTADIENYL IRON; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; HYDRIDE ELIMINATION; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; [2+2+2] CYCLOADDITION;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84981262253     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201410069     Document Type: Article

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