THE EFFECT OF REPLACING CARBONYL GROUPS BY OTHER LIGANDS ON THE CATALYTIC PROPERTIES OF ARENECHROMIUM CARBONYL COMPLEXES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)94366-3

The activities of a series of areneCr(CO)2L complexes in catalytic hydrogenation has been studied and found to be poorer than those of the Cr(CO)3 analogs.The IR ν(CO) changes of these complexes in THF have been shown to have value in predicting catalytic properties.