Chlorotrimethylsilane as a mild and effective source of acid catalyst in reductive benzylation

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 594-595

  Izumi, Minoru ^a   Fukase, Koichi ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BENZALDEHYDE; CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BENZYLATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; EVAPORATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 21644470596     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2005.594     Document Type: Article

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