@article { ISI:000367722500058,
	title = {N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed oxidative coupling of alkenes/alpha-bromoacetophenones with aldehydes: a facile entry to alpha,beta-epoxy ketones},
	journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition},
	volume = {54},
	number = {47},
	year = {2015},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {14150-14153},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	address = {POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>{A novel, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed direct oxidative coupling of styrenes with aldehydes has been described for the synthesis of alpha,beta-epoxy ketones in good yields. This unprecedented regioselective oxidative coupling employs NBS/DBU/DMSO (DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4. 0] undec-7-ene</p>},
	keywords = {aldehydes, epoxidation, N-heterocyclic carbenes, Oxidation, synthetic methods},
	issn = {1433-7851},
	doi = {10.1002/anie.201507363},
	author = {Reddi, Rambabu N. and Prasad, Pragati K. and Sudalai, Arumugam}
}
@article { ISI:000369072900005,
	title = {N-heterocyclic-carbene-catalyzed regioselective oxidative ring-opening of epoxides with aromatic aldehydes: a facile entry to alpha-acyloxyketones},
	journal = {Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry},
	volume = {5},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {48-51},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	address = {POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>A high-yielding synthesis of -acyloxyketones using a N-heterocyclic-carbene (NHC)-catalyzed, oxidative ring-opening of epoxides with aromatic aldehydes is described. This regioselective, oxidative process utilizes a N-bromosuccinimide (NBS)/DMSO combination as the oxidant system and Et3N as the base under mild reaction conditions.</p>},
	keywords = {aldehydes, epoxides, halogen oxidants, N-heterocyclic carbenes, oxygen},
	issn = {2193-5807},
	doi = {10.1002/ajoc.201500355},
	author = {Reddi, Rambabu N. and Gontala, Arjun and Prasad, Pragati K. and Sudalai, Arumugam}
}
