Efficient ruthenium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of amines by using a biomimetic coupled catalytic system

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2327-2334

  Samec, Joseph S M ^a   Éll, Alida H ^a   Bäckvall, Jan E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Homogeneous catalysis; Imines; Oxidation; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; DEHYDROGENATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REMOVAL; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; STOICHIOMETRY;

AEROBIC OXIDATION; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; IMINES; QUINONES;

AMINES;

AMINE; BENZOQUINONE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; IMINE; OXYGEN; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

AMINES; BENZOQUINONES; BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN; IMINES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; RUTHENIUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 17444428137     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200401082     Document Type: Article

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