Computational Insight into the Mechanism of Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Arylmethyl Nitriles Using Alcohols

Volume: 123, Issue: 47, Pages: 10263 - 10272
Published: Oct 30, 2019
Abstract
The ruthenium(II)-catalyzed α-alkylation reaction of arylmethyl nitriles (phenylacetonitrile) using alcohols (ethanol) in toluene has been extensively investigated by means of SMD-M06-2X/6-311G(d,p)-LANL2dz (LAnL2dz for Ru, 6-311G(d,p) for other atoms) calculations. Detailed mechanistic schemes have been proposed and discussed. The catalytically active Ru(II) complex was generated by the base-induced KCl elimination from the catalyst precursor...
Paper Details
Title
Computational Insight into the Mechanism of Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Arylmethyl Nitriles Using Alcohols
Published Date
Oct 30, 2019
Volume
123
Issue
47
Pages
10263 - 10272
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