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Synlett 1990; 1990(9): 533-535
DOI: 10.1055/s-1990-21156
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Oxidation Reactions Using Urea-Hydrogen Peroxide; A Safe Alternative to Anhydrous Hydrogen Peroxide

Mark S. Cooper* , Harry Heaney, Amanda J. Newbold, William R. Sanderson
  • *Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University of Technology, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, England
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08 March 2002 (online)

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Urea-hydrogen peroxide (UHP) alone or in combination with carboxylic anhydrides has been shown to serve as a valuable alternative to anhydrous hydrogen peroxide: the range of substrates oxidised include alkenes (epoxidation), ketones (Baeyer-Villiger reaction), sulphides (to sulphones), nitrogen heterocycles (to N-oxides), and aromatic hydrocarbons (to phenols).