Development of a continuous process for the industrial generation of diazomethane

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 884-892

  Proctor, Lee D ^a   Warr, Antony J ^a  

^a Phoenix Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZOMETHANE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXPLOSION; PILOT STUDY; REACTOR; SAFETY; SCALE UP;

EID: 0036857594     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op020049k     Document Type: Conference Paper

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