Direct electrosynthesis of ketones from benzylic methylenes by electrooxidative C-H activation

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 5542-5545

  Meng, Li ^a   Su, Jihu ^a   Zha, Zhenggen ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Zhang, Zhenlei ^a   Wang, Zhiyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

C H activation; electrochemistry; ketones; oxidation; synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

BENZYLIC; C-H ACTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; ESR SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION MECHANISM; SYNTHETIC METHODS; UNDIVIDED CELL;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION;

KETONES;

EID: 84876932751     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201204207     Document Type: Article

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