Facile and regioselective dealkylation of alkyl aryl ethers using niobium(V) pentachloride

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 3, 2006, Pages 752-758

  Sudo, Yukinori ^a   Arai, Shigeru ^a   Nishida, Atsushi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dealkylation of ethers; Niobium

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044437625     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200500502     Document Type: Article

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