• Oxidative addition of methyl iodide to [Rh(PhCOCHCOPh)(CO)(P(OCH2)(3)CCH3)]: an experimental and computational study 

      Erasmus, Johannes J. C.; Conradie, Jeanet (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011-11-24)
      The reaction rate of the oxidative addition and CO insertion steps of methyl iodide with [Rh(PhCOCHCOPh)(CO)(P(OCH<sub>2</sub> ) <sub>3</sub> CCH<sub>3</sub> )] are presented. Large negative experimental values for the activation entropy and results from a density functional theory computational chemistry study indicated trans addition of the CH<sub>3</sub> I to [Rh(PhCOCHCOPh)(CO)(P(OCH<su ...