Abstract
Chemoselective deoxygenation of N -oxides was carried out under mild conditions with common phosphines in the presence of dichlorodioxomolybdenum(VI).
Key words
N -oxides - azoxy compounds - molybdenum(VI) - nitrones - oxotransfer catalysis
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