Microwave-assisted synthesis of isonitriles: A general simple methodology

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2361-2363

  Porcheddu, Andrea ^a   Giacomelli, Giampaolo ^a   Salaris, Margherita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALIPHATIC ISONITRILES; AROMATIC ISONITRILES; FACILE CONVERSION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC COMPOUND; FORMAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ISONITRILE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

MICROWAVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 15444377730     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo047924f     Document Type: Article

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