Ruthenium-catalyzed one-pot β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols

Organometallics

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3608-3610

  Cho, Chan Sik ^a   Kim, Bok Tae ^a   Kim, Hong Seok ^a   Kim, Tae Jeong ^a   Shim, Sang Chul ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; KETONES;

ORGANIC REACTIONS;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 0041428071     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om030307h     Document Type: Article

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