Evaluation of Alternatives for Safer and More Efficient Reactions: A study of the N-oxidation of Alkylpyridines

The catalytic N-oxidation of alkylpyridines, a reaction which uses hydrogen peroxide as the oxidizing agent and the water soluble phosphotungstic acid as the catalyst, is a reaction employed in the pharmaceutical industry. The safety concerns of this process revolve around the decomposition of hydro...

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Main Author: Saenz Noval, Lina Rocio
Other Authors: Mannan, M. Sam
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10348