SELENIUM DIOXIDE CATALYZED OXIDATION OF SECONDARY AMINES WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF NITRONES FROM SECONDARY AMINES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)96130-6

Oxidation of secondary amines with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of selenium dioxide catalyst at room temperature gives nitrones, which are versatile synthetic intermediates, highly efficiently.