Efficient cyclization of 2-phenoxyalkanals to 2-alkylbenzo[b]furans

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 2223-2230

  Witczak, M ^a   Kwiecien H ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amberlyst; Benzofurans; Cyclization

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKYL GROUP; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 23844438846     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910500182747     Document Type: Article

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