Selective aerobic oxidation of activated alcohols into acids or aldehydes in ionic liquids

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 7030-7033

  Jiang, Nan ^a   Ragauskas, Arthur J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; OXIDATION;

AEROBIC OXIDATION; CATALYTIC SYSTEMS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

ACID; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; IONIC LIQUID;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548706454     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0707737     Document Type: Article

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