Direct and selective conversion of benzyl bromides to benzaldehydes with aqueous H2O2 without catalyst

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2712-2718

  Patil, Rajendra D ^a   Adimurthy, Subbarayappa ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Benzyl bromides; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidation benzaldehydes

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; BENZYL BROMIDE; HYDROBROMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDIZING AGENT; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

EID: 79960004146     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.515347     Document Type: Article

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