KF/Al2O3-mediated N-alkylation of amines and nitrogen heterocycles and S-alkylation of thiols

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 3599-3607

  Moghaddam, Firouz Matloubi ^a   DokhtTaimoory, Seyedeh Maryam ^a   Ismaili, Hossein ^a   Bardajee, Ghasem Rezanejade ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alkyl halides; Amines; N alkylation; S alkylation; Thiols

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMINE; HALIDE; NITROGEN; THIOL;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33845681544     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910600943634     Document Type: Article

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