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DOI: 10.1039/A805036H (Paper) Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1998, 2467-2468

Alkanes to nitriles and α-iminoesters. Polyoxotungstate photocatalytic radical chain initiation

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Zhanmiao Zheng and Craig L. Hill

Abstract

Irradiation of W10O324– or PW12O403–, alkanes and methyl cyanoformate in CH3CN solution produces either the corresponding nitriles or α-iminoesters with high selectivity, depending on the temperature, via a mechanism involving two roles for the polyoxotungstate.

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