Toward ideal (trans)esterification by use of fluorous distannoxane catalysts

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 288-296

  Otera, Junzo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; FLUOROCARBON; FLUOROUS DISTANNOXANE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SOLVENT; STANNOUS FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESTERIFICATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRODUCT RECOVERY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

EID: 2542471583     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar030146d     Document Type: Article

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