Efficient and selective sulfoxidation by hydrogen peroxide, using a recyclable flavin-[BMIm]PF6 catalytic system

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3849-3853

  Lindén, Auri A ^a   Johansson, Mikael ^a   Hermanns, Nina ^a   Bäckvall, Jan E ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVIN CATALYST; IONIC LIQUID; LOSS OF ACTIVITY; SULFOXIDES;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; OXIDATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ALLOXAN; AMINOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONIC LIQUID; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOMER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SULFOXIDATION;

CATALYSIS; FLAVINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFIDES;

EID: 33646527589     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo060274q     Document Type: Article

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