Iron-catalyzed benzylic oxidation with aqueous tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 861-864

  Nakanishi, Masafumi ^a   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

C H activation; Carbonyl compounds; Catalysis; Ferric chloride; Iron; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547371748     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200600553     Document Type: Article

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