Catalytic oxidative esterification of aldehydes and alcohols using KI-TBHP

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-195

  Reddy, K Rajender ^a   Venkateshwar, M ^a   Maheswari, C Uma ^a   Prashanthi, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Aldehydes; Esterification; Oxidation; Potassium iodide

Indexed keywords

4 NITROBENZALDEHYDE; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; IODINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPANOL; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESTERIFICATION; OXIDATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 73949088840     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910902838920     Document Type: Article

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