Copper-Catalyzed Oxidation of Amines with Molecular Oxygen

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2399-2403

  Maeda, Yasunari ^a   Nishimura, Takahiro ^a   Uemura, Sakae ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; OXIDATION; SUBSTRATES; TOLUENE;

DEHYDRATING AGENTS;

COPPER;

AMINE; CHLORIDE; COPPER; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347419121     PISSN: 00092673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.76.2399     Document Type: Article

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