N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed oxidation of unactivated aldehydes to esters

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 4331-4334

  Maki, Brooks E ^a   Scheldt, Karl A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; CARBENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTER; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 55449090881     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8018488     Document Type: Article

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