Decatungstate-catalyzed photooxygenation of S-2-phenylbutane and cumene via a free carbon-radical intermediate

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1737-1745

  Lykakis, Ioannis N ^a   Orfanopoulos, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION;

CARBON RADICALS; CATALYTIC SYSTEM; DECATUNGSTATES; FREE CARBON; HYDROGEN ATOM ABSTRACTION; HYDROPEROXIDES; ISOTOPE EFFECT; PHOTOOXYGENATIONS; RATE DETERMINING STEP; TRIETHYLSILANE;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

EID: 73049092990     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527209789578018     Document Type: Article

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