Pyridine N-oxide mediated oxidation of diarylalkynes with palladium on carbon

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 18, 2011, Pages 3361-3367

  Sawama, Yoshinari ^a   Takubo, Masato ^a   Mori, Shigeki ^a   Monguchi, Yasunari ^a   Sajiki, Hironao ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkynes; Heterogeneous catalysis; Nitrogen oxides; Oxidation; Palladium

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958716415     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201001641     Document Type: Article

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