The facile synthesis of α-aryl-α-hydroxy esters via one-pot vicarious nucleophilic substitution and oxidation

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 8, 1999, Pages 689-690

  Lawrence, Nicholas J ^a   Lamarche, Olivier ^a   Thurrab, Nabil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALDEHYDE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

AIR; ARTICLE; HYDROXYLATION; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033591036     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a900986h     Document Type: Article

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