title: An alternative mechanism for the cobalt-catalyzed isomerization of terminal alkenes to (Z)-2-alkenes.
abstract: The cobalt-catalyzed selective isomerization of terminal alkenes to the thermodynamically less-stable (Z)-2-alkenes at ambient temperatures takes place by a new mechanism involving the transfer of a hydrogen atom from a Ph2PH ligand to the starting material and the formation of a phosphenium complex, which recycles the Ph2PH complex through a 1,2-H shift.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043 Marburg (Germany).
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nödling
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hilt
keywords: alkenes; cobalt; double-bond migration; isomerization; stereoselectivity