Protonated pteridine and flavin analogues acting as efficient and substrate-selective photocatalysts in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol derivatives by oxygen

Shunichi Fukuzumi, Kumiko Tanii, Toshio Tanaka

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Abstract

Protonated aminopterin, lumazine, and riboflavin-tetra-acetate efficiently catalyse the substrate-selective photo-oxidation of benzyl alcohol derivatives by oxygen in the presence of perchloric acid in acetonitrile at 298 K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)816-818
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989

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