M. Shen, C. Cai
Jun 1, 2007
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Catalysis Communications
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Abstract Ytterbium perfluorooctanesulfonate (Yb(OPf) 3 ) catalyzes the high efficient synthesis of α-hydroxy-arylacetic acids from aryl methyl ketones in the presence of SeO 2 in fluorous media. By simple separation, fluorous phase containing only catalyst can be used several times.