Manganese-catalyzed direct oxidation of methyl ethers to ketones

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 486-489

  Kamijo, Shin ^a   Amaoka, Yuuki ^a   Inoue, Masayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

C H activation; Ketones; Manganese; Methyl ethers; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ALKYL ETHERS; C-H ACTIVATION; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CHEMOSELECTIVE; DIRECT OXIDATION; ELECTRON-DEFICIENT; METHYL ETHERS; PROTECTIVE GROUP; REACTION CONDITIONS; TERPYRIDINES;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CARBONYLATION; KETONES; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

ETHERS;

CHLORIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; KETONE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; MANGANESE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSIS; CHLORIDES; KETONES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 77749292818     PISSN: 18614728     EISSN: 1861471X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asia.200900420     Document Type: Article

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