B(C6F5)3-catalyzed hydrogenation of oxime ethers without cleavage of the N-O bond

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 48, 2014, Pages 13278-13281

  Mohr, Jens ^a   Oestreich, Martin ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boron; Homogeneous catalysis; Hydrogenation; Lewis acids; Reduction

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BORON; CATALYSIS; ETHERS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION;

BOND CLEAVAGES; CHEMOSELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; DIHYDROGEN; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; LEWIS ACID; OXIME ETHERS; PROTECTING GROUP; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

HYDROGENATION;

EID: 84915758907     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407324     Document Type: Article

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