Ligand-modulated palladium-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidations

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-229

  Sigman, Matthew S ^a   Jensen, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; LIGAND; PALLADIUM;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

AEROBIOSIS; ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; KINETICS; LIGANDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PALLADIUM;

EID: 33645532122     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040243m     Document Type: Article

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