Solvent-free imino-aldol three-component couplings on a conveniently-prepared and reusable phosphoric acid-silica gel support

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1308-1309

  Lock, Sandra ^a   Miyoshi, Norikazu ^a   Wada, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ALICYCLIC AMINE; ALIPHATIC AMINE; AROMATIC AMINE; HETEROCYCLIC AMINE; IMINE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SILICA GEL; SOLVENT;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; MANNICH REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 11844276625     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2004.1308     Document Type: Article

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