Abstract
Benzoin (and neither the Breslow intermediate nor the NHC-aldehyde tetrahedral adduct) has been unambiguously identified as the oxidised species in aerobic NHC-catalysed aldehyde esterifications.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aldehydes / chemistry*
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Benzoin / chemistry*
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Catalysis
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Esterification
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Methane / analogs & derivatives*
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Methane / chemistry
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Oxidation-Reduction
Substances
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Aldehydes
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carbene
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Benzoin
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Methane