Aerobic oxidation under visible light irradiation of a fluorescent lamp with a combination of carbon tetrabromide and triphenyl phosphine

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 52, 2007, Pages 9096-9099

  Sugai, Taichi ^a   Itoh, Akichika ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerobic oxidation; Carbon tetrabromide; Fluorescent lamp; Triphenylphosphine; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON TETRABROMIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; METHYL GROUP; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; TRIPHENYL PHOSPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; OXIDATION; PHOTOOXIDATION;

EID: 36448938686     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.10.132     Document Type: Article

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