Polymer-supported indium lewis acid: Highly versatile catalyst for regio- and stereoselective ring-opening of epoxides

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 346, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 573-578

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Fagioli, Matteo ^a   Melloni, Alfonso ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Heterogeneous catalysis; Immobilization; Indium; Ring opening

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EPOXIDE; INDIUM; LEWIS ACID; POLYMER; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; ENANTIOMER; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 2542454583     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200303236     Document Type: Article

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