An expeditious entry to 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane N-oxyl (ABNO): Another highly active organocatalyst for oxidation of alcohols

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4619-4622

  Shibuya, Masatoshi ^a   Tomizawa, Masaki ^a   Sasano, Yusuke ^a   Iwabuchi, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; NITROXYL RADICAL; ORGANOCATALYST; OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS; SYNTHETIC ROUTES;

CARBONYLATION;

CATALYTIC OXIDATION;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; TEMPOL; TEMPONE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; CYCLIZATION; FREE RADICALS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 67249095068     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo900486w     Document Type: Article

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