Recent years have witnessed a phenomenal growth in the use of inorganic solids as
reaction media for organic transformations. 1ą5 Laszlo even went on to claim that the future …

The existence of a peroxygen acid of sulfur was recognized nearly one and half centuries
ago, 1, 2 but it was not until 1898 that Caro 3 demonstrated the existence of two such acids …

On the basis of observations from Vitis vinifera cv. Pinotage wines and experiments
performed in model wine medium, a new chemical pathway responsible for the formation of …

Biologically interesting fluorenone, xanthone and anthrone derivatives have been prepared
via an intramolecular oxidative acylation process. This novel direct acylation reaction …

Ironâ•’Catalyzed Benzylic Oxidation with Aqueous <i>tert</i>â•’Butyl Hydroperoxide Page 1
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200600553 Iron-Catalyzed Benzylic Oxidation with Aqueous tert-Butyl …

Dirhodium caprolactamate [Rh2 (cap) 4] is an effective catalyst for benzylic oxidation with
tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) under mild conditions. Sodium bicarbonate is the optimal …

A direct benzylic oxidation of alkylarenes via C–H bond abstraction was developed using
alkali metal bromides and oxidants under mild conditions. This reaction proceeded with …

The synthesis of various substituted fluoren-9-ones has been accomplished by the
palladium-catalyzed cyclocarbonylation of o-halobiaryls. The cyclocarbonylation of 4 ' …

Biologically interesting fluoren-9-one and xanthen-9-one derivatives have been prepared by
a novel aryl to imidoyl palladium migration, followed by intramolecular arylation. The fluoren …

Iodine–pyridine–tert-butylhydroperoxide is developed as a green and efficient catalytic
system for the oxidation of benzylic methylenes to ketones and primary amines to nitriles …