Molecular-level insight into the multiple mechanistic pathways in iron-catalysed alkene dimerisation

2025/01/01 by Joseph H. P. Cockcroft, A.G. Flook, Patrick J. Boaler +5 · 1 voice
Chemistry · #Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods #Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5sc07490h

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

Mechanistic investigations of the iron-catalysed methyl crotonate dimerisation using in situ NMR monitoring and crystallisation of reaction intermediates showed light-mediated and base-mediated pathways operate dependent on the reaction conditions.

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