Improved procedure for the reductive acetylation of acyclic esters and a new synthesis of ethers

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-198

  Kopecky, David J ^a   Rychnovsky, Scott D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTER; ETHER DERIVATIVE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

ACETYLATION; ESTERS; ETHERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033983302     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9914521     Document Type: Article

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