NHC-catalysed highly selective aerobic oxidation of nonactivated aldehydes

Autor: Lennart Möhlmann, Stefan Ludwig, Siegfried Blechert
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 602-607 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.65
Popis: This publication describes a highly selective oxidation of aldehydes to the corresponding acids or esters. The reaction proceeds under metal-free conditions by using N-heterocyclic carbenes as organocatalysts in combination with environmentally friendly oxygen as the terminal oxidation agent.
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