Tuning graphitic oxide for initiator- and metal-free aerobic epoxidation of linear alkenes
Graphitic oxide is readily produced by the oxidation of graphite. Here the authors show that the amount and nature of the oxidant can be used to tune the properties of graphitic oxide, and furthermore report a carbocatalyst for alkene epoxidation without the need for metal or initiators.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12855 |