A selenium catalyzed epoxidation in perfluorinated solvents with hydrogen peroxide

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 4, 1999, Pages 489-491

  Betzemeier, Bodo ^a   Lhermitte, Frédéric ^a   Knochel, Paul ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Epoxidation; Fluorous biphase system; Hydrogen peroxide; Selenium

Indexed keywords

FLUOROBENZENE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; EPOXIDATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032920006     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-2630     Document Type: Article

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