Preparation of monoalkyl terephthalates: An overview

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 483-490

  Chenot, Elodie Denise ^a   Bernardi, Dan ^b   Comel, Alain ^a   Kirsch, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Dialkyl terephthalates; Monoalkyl terephthalates; Monohydrolysis; Terephthalic acid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33846961073     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910601039226     Document Type: Review

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