Tritylamine (triphenylmethylamine) in organic synthesis; II. The reactionof tritylamine with oxiranes - synthesis of N-trityl-β-aminoalcohols

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Volumn 2003, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 31-37

  Soroka, Mirosław ^a   Goldeman, Waldemar ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

aminoalcohol hydrochlorides; Ammonia equivalent; Epoxide ring opening; Oxirane; Tritylamine

Indexed keywords

1 (TRIPHENYLMETHYLAMINO)BUTAN 2 OL; 1 (TRIPHENYLMETHYLAMINO)PROPAN 2 OL; 1 AMINO 3 CHLORO 2 PROPANOL; 1 AMINOBUTAN 2 OL; 1 PHENYL 2 (TRIPHENYLMETHYLAMINO)ETHANOL; 2 (TRIPHENYLMETHYLAMINO)ETHANOL; 3 CHLORO 1 (TRIPHENYLMETHYLAMINO)PROPAN 2 OL; AMINE; AMINOALCOHOL; AMINOPROPANOL; ETHANOLAMINE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE; TRIPHENYLMETHYLAMINE; TRITANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; RING OPENING; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

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