Tandem oxidation of allylic and benzylic alcohols to esters catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 371-374

  Maki, Brooks E ^a   Chan, Audrey ^a   Phillips, Eric M ^a   Scheidt, Karl A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; BENZYL ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HYDROCARBON; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33846646508     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol062940f     Document Type: Article

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