Epoxidation of olefins with peracid at low temperature with copper catalysis

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1013-1014

  Andrus, Merritt B ^a   Poehlein, Benjamin W ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Epoxidation; Epoxides; Olefins

Indexed keywords

3 CHLOROPERBENZOIC ACID; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; COPPER; DICHLOROMETHANE; EPOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPOXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034639670     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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