Conversion of epoxides to β-chlorohydrins with thionyl chloride and β-cyclodextrin in water

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 2195-2201

  Surendra, K ^a   Srilakshmi Krishnaveni, N ^a   Nageswar, Y V D ^a   Rama Rao, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorohydrins; cyclodextrin; Epoxides; Thionyl chloride; Water

Indexed keywords

BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; CHLOROHYDRIN DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; SOLVENT; SULFIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 23844479521     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910500182606     Document Type: Article

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