Effective oxidation of secondary amines to nitrones with alkyl hydroperoxides catalysed by (Trialkanolaminato)titanium(IV) complexes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 4, 2010, Pages 740-748

  Forcato, Massimiliano ^a   Mba, Miriam ^a   Nugent, William A ^b   Licini, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amines; Nitrones; Oxidation; Titanium; Trialkanolamines

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949092478     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200900867     Document Type: Article

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