Microwave Heating Effects Rapid and Selective Decarboalkoxylation of Mono-Alkylated Malonates and β-Ketoesters

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 345, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-332

  Curran, Dennis P ^a   Zhang, Qisheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetoacetic ester synthesis; Decarboalkoxylation; Hydrolysis; Malonic ester synthesis; Microwave heating

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARBON; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MALONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; WATER;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECARBOALKOXYLATION; DECARBOXYLATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE COOKING;

EID: 0242522402     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200390033     Document Type: Article

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