An Unusual Hydrogen Migration/C--H Activation Reaction with Group 3 Metals.

A novel hydrogen migration from the phenyl ring to the pyridine ring of an yttrium pyridyl complex supported by a 1,1′-ferrocene diamide ligand is reported. Density functional theory calculations were instrumental in probing the mechanism for this transformation.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 13; pp. 4680 - 4684
Main Authors:	Williams, Bryan N., Benitez, Diego, Miller, Kevin L., Tkatchouk, Ekaterina, Goddard, III, William A., Diaconescu, Paula L.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Chemical Society 4/6/2011
Subjects:	Phenyl compounds Pyridine Ferrocene Density functionals Biochemical mechanism of action
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