title: The role of water in lanthanide-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation.
abstract: Luminescence-decay measurements in combination with high-performance liquid chromatography analyses were used to study the relationship between rates of catalysis and water-coordination numbers of europium-based precatalysts in the aqueous Mukaiyama aldol reaction. A correlation between reactivity and water-coordination number was observed and is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
authors.forename: Derek J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Averill
authors.forename: Prabani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dissanayake
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D005063:Europium / Q000737:chemistry; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D014867:Water; D005063:Europium; D002244:Carbon