Pinacol coupling reaction of aromatic aldehydes mediated by aqueous vanadium(II) solution under ultrasound irradiation

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2387-2394

  Wang, Shu Xiang ^a   Wang, Ke ^a   Li, Ji Tai ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aqueous vanadium(II) solution; Pinacol coupling; Ultrasound irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; VANADIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PINACOL REARRANGEMENT; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 25144470554     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910500187787     Document Type: Article

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