A microwave-enhanced, lewis acid-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3-dioxolanes and oxazolines from epoxides

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1256-1264

  Benfatti, Fides ^a   Cardillo, Giuliana ^a   Gentilucci, Luca ^a   Tolomelli, Alessandra ^a   Monari, Magda ^a   Piccinelli, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dioxolanes; Epoxides; Lactams; Lewis acids; Microwave heating

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547147015     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200600516     Document Type: Article

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