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[Rh(7‐SPh‐8‐Me‐7,8‐C 2 B 9 H 10 )(PPh 3 ) 2 ]: A New Rhodacarborane with Enhanced Activity in the Hydrogenation of 1‐Alkenes
Author(s) -
Teixidor Francesc,
Flores Miquel A.,
Viñas Clara,
Kivekäs Raikko,
Sillanpää Reijo
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199622511
Subject(s) - rhodium , chemistry , sulfur , atom (system on chip) , hexene , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , computer science , parallel computing , ethylene
Hydrogenation of 1‐hexene is eight fimes faster with the rhodacarborane complex 1 than with [RhCl(PPh 3 ) 3 ]. The sulfur atom bound to the open face favors the interaction of the rhodium center with the more active B‐H vertices situated on this face.