Migratory insertion in N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of palladium; an experimental and DFT study.
The first authenticated example of migration of a methyl group from palladium(II) to a coordinated N-heterocyclic carbene is described.
Danopoulos
Andreas A
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Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK S017 1BJ. d1@soton.ac.uk
Tsoureas
Nikolaos
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Green
Jennifer C
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Hursthouse
Michael B
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