Ruthenium(III) acetylacetonate [Ru(acac)3] -An efficient recyclable catalyst for the acetylation of phenols, alcohols, and amines under neat conditions

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 148-152

  Varala, Ravi ^a   Nasreen, Aayesha ^a   Adapa, Srinivas R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Alcohols; Amines; Phenols; Protecting groups; Ruthenium(III) acetylacetonate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ALCOHOLS; AMINES; CATALYSTS; ESTERS; PHENOLS;

RECYCLABLE CATALYSTS;

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34248160660     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/V06-191     Document Type: Article

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