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Photooxidation of aryl alkanes by a decatungstate/triethylsilane system in the presence of molecular oxygen

IN Lykakis, M Orfanopoulos

Index: Lykakis, Ioannis N.; Orfanopoulos, Michael Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 41 p. 7645 - 7649

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Abstract

Decatungstate photocatalyzes the oxidation of aryl alkanes to the corresponding tertiary hydroperoxides and alcohols, in the presence of molecular oxygen. The addition of triethylsilane to the reaction mixture substantially increases the proportion of hydroperoxide formed.

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