| Literature DB >> 20442905 |
Victor Chechik1, Marco Conte, Trevor Dransfield, Michael North, Marta Omedes-Pujol.
Abstract
During asymmetric cyanohydrin synthesis catalysed by vanadium(V)oxo(salen) complexes, the catalysts are reduced to vanadium(IV)oxo(salen) as determined by EPR spectroscopy; the reducing agent is cyanide which is oxidised to cyanogen via a non-radical mechanism.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 20442905 DOI: 10.1039/c001703e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222