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Catalytic oxidation of imines based on methyltrioxorhenium/urea hydrogen peroxide: A mild and easy chemo-and regioselective entry to nitrones

G Soldaini, F Cardona, A Goti

Index: Soldaini, Gianluca; Cardona, Francesca; Goti, Andrea Organic Letters, 2007 , vol. 9, # 3 p. 473 - 476

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Abstract

The first successful catalytic oxidation procedure for the chemoselective conversion of imines to nitrones is reported. The reaction is general, high yielding, and user and environmentally friendly, and furnishes a solution to the yet unanswered issue of regioselective access to nitrones by oxidation of nitrogen derivatives.