A new method for the selective oxidation of allylic and benzylic alcohols

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 5417-5419

  Pearson, Anthony J ^a   Kwak, Yoonhyun ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CARBONYL IRON; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION;

EID: 21844461600     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.05.147     Document Type: Article

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