Mild and efficient deoxygenation of sulfoxides with MoCl5/indium system

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3089-3093

  Yoo, Byung Woo ^a   Song, Min Suk ^a   Park, Min Chol ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deoxygenation; Indium; Molybdenum; Sulfoxides

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; INDIUM; MOLYBDENUM; SILICA GEL; SULFIDE; SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEOXYGENATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 34548568947     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701544729     Document Type: Article

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