Pinacol coupling of aromatic aldehydes and ketones. An improved method in an aqueous medium

Green Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 253-255

  Bhar, Sanjay ^a   Panja, Chiradeep ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 0038848171     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a907796k     Document Type: Article

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