Mix-and-heat benzylation of alcohols using a bench-stable pyridinium salt

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3923-3927

  Poon, Kevin W C ^a   Dudley, Gregory B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; HEATING; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2-BENZYLOXY-1-METHYLPYRIDINIUM; BENZYL ETHERS; BENZYLATION;

ALCOHOLS;

2 BENZYLOXY 1 METHYLPYRIDINIUM TRIFLATE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BENZYLATION; DRUG MIXTURE; HEATING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; WARMING;

EID: 33646520636     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo0602773     Document Type: Article

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