Green synthesis of tetraalkylammonium tribromide using cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) as oxidant

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 933-939

  Borah, Ruli ^a   Thakur, Ashim Jyoti ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bromination; CAN; Oxidative; Tetraalkylammonium tribromide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CERIUM; OXIDIZING AGENT; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33847332490     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910601163794     Document Type: Article

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