Author(s): Samir Arabi and Patrick Sharrock
Article publication date: 1983-03-01
Vol. 1 No. 1 (yearly), pp. 107-114.
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Keywords
Modern chemistry, Catalysis, Copper
Abstract
The importance of the transition elements in modem chemistry is emphasized with special mention of their role in catalysis. A new copper coordination complex is described, bis(2-methyl, 5-phenyloxazolidine-4carboxylato) copper (11) dihydrate. This compound is isolated as an intermediate in the copper-catalysed condensation reaction of aldehydes on amino-acids and is of importance in the synthesis of food products starting from petroleum derivatives.