Oxaziridine-mediated catalytic hydroxylation of unactivated 3° C-H bonds using hydrogen peroxide

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 44, 2005, Pages 15391-15393

  Brodsky, Benjamin H ^a   Du Bois, J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXAZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; EPOXIDATION; HYDROXYLATION; OXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 27644563193     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja055549i     Document Type: Article

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