One-pot synthesis of symmetrical 1,3-diarylureas or substituted benzamides directly from benzylic primary alcohols and effective oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones using phenyliodine diacetate in combination with sodium azide

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 2588-2598

  Li, Xiao Qiang ^a   Wang, Wei Kun ^a   Han, Yi Xin ^a   Zhang, Chi ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,3 diarylureas; alcohols; hypervalent compounds; phenyliodine diacetate; sodium azide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349266796     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000318     Document Type: Article

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