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Article info. : 2008; 5(2) (pp 244~251)
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		| Rapid and Efficient Aromatization of Hantzsch 
		1,4-Dihydropyridines with Potassium Peroxomonosulfate Catalyzed 
		by Manganese(III) Schiff Base Complexes M. Nasr-Esfahani*, M. Moghadam and G. Valipour Department of Chemistry, Yasouj University, Yasouj 
		75914-353, Iran (Received 18 January 2007, Accepted 3 August 2007) Rapid and efficient oxidation of Hantzsch 
		1,4-dihydropyridine with Potassium peroxomonosulfate is reported. The 
		Mn(III)-salophen/monopersulfate catalytic system converts 
		1,4-dihydropyridines to their corresponding pyridine derivatives at room 
		temperature in a 1:1, CH3CN/H2O mixture. The 
		ability of various Schiff base complexes in the oxidation of 
		1,4-dihydropyridine was also investigated. Keywords: Biomimetic oxidation, Manganese(III) Schiff base, 
		Oxone, 1,4-Dihydropyridine |  |  |  
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