Oxidation of benzoins with chromium trioxide in dimethyl sulfoxide

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 121-123

  Lou, Ji Dong ^a   Vatanian, Negin ^b   Zhang, Changhe ^c   Wang, Guo Qiang ^d  

^a CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b General Research Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Benzils; Benzoins; Chromium trioxide; Dimethyl sulfoxide; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651241996     PISSN: 15533174     EISSN: 15533182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15533170802679840     Document Type: Article

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