Green oxidation with aqueous hydrogen peroxide.
Aqueous H2O2 is an ideal oxidant, when coupled with a tungstate complex and a quaternary ammonium hydrogensulfate as an acidic phase-transfer catalyst. It oxidizes alcohols, olefins, and sulfides under organic solvent- and halide-free conditions in an economically, technically, and environmentally satisfying manner.
Noyori
Ryoji
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Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan. noyori@chem3.chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Aoki
Masao
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Sato
Kazuhiko
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