The reactivity of o-hydroxybenzyl alcohol and derivatives in solution at elevated temperatures

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3012-3018

  Dorrestijn, Edwin ^a   Kranenburg, Marieke ^a   Ciriano, Maria Victoria ^a   Mulder, Peter ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ANISOLE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; BENZYL ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; LIGNIN; METHANOL; ORTHO CRESOL; PHENOL; SALIGENIN; SOLVENT; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMOREACTIVITY; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033617162     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981110f     Document Type: Article

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