Are carbodiphosphoranes better ligands than N-heterocyclic carbenes for Grubb's catalysts?
Theoretical investigations suggest that substitution of an N-heterocyclic carbene by a carbodiphosphorane in the Grubb's catalyst for olefin metathesis might lead to enhanced reactivity.
Tonner
Ralf
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Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany. tonner@chemie.uni-marburg
Frenking
Gernot
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