Iron-catalyzed asymmetric aerobic oxidation: Oxidative coupling of 2-naphthols

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6082-6083

  Egami, Hiromichi ^a   Katsuki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-NAPHTHOLS; AEROBIC OXIDATIONS; EFFICIENT CATALYSTS; HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OXIDATIVE COUPLINGS;

ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OXIDATION; PHENOLS;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

1 NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; IRON; OXYGEN; 2 NAPHTHOL; 2-NAPHTHOL; FERRIC ION; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; OXIDATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

CATALYSIS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NAPHTHOLS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN;

EID: 70149087295     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja901391u     Document Type: Article

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