Non-nanogold catalyzed aerobic oxidation of secondary amines to imines.
Bulk gold powder (approximately 10(3) nm particle size) is a highly active catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of secondary amines to imines under the mild conditions of 1 atm O2 and 60-100 degrees C.
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Ames Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3111, USA.
Angelici
Robert J
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