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Published on: June 21, 2017
Mild and Practical Dirhodium(II)/NHPI-Mediated Allylic and Benzylic Oxidations with Air as the Oxidant
Yi Wang1, Xiaochuan Chen1, Hong Jin2
1Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, P.R. China.
Abstract:
Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Hong Jin and Yuanhua Wang at Sichuan University. The image depicts a large reaction beaker, in which the oxidation catalyzed by the dirhodium(II) complexes together with N-hydroxyphthalimide is taking place, surrounded by a background that evokes an environmentally friendly process. The idea of the illustration comes directly from the experimental equipment, the picture of which appears in the graphical abstract. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.201902739.
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