Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride: An efficient catalyst for highly selective formation of β-alkoxy alcohols via ring opening of 1,2-epoxides with alcohols

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 95-97

  Lakshmi Kantam, M ^a   Aziz, Khathija ^a   Jeyalakshmi, K ^a   Likhar, Pravin R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkoxy alcohol; Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride; Ring opening of epoxide; Stereoselectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141678933     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: 1572879X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024727727995     Document Type: Article

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