Abstract
Propene has been found to be a major product of the acid catalysed decomposition of [(H2O)5CrIII-C(CH3) 2OH]2+. It is proposed that this complex isomerizes via a β-hydride shift step to form [(H2O)5CrIII-CH2CH(CH 3)OH]2+ which decomposes via β-hydroxide elimination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3805-3808 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Nov 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |