The ritter reaction under truly catalytic bronsted acid conditions

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 28, 2007, Pages 4642-4645

  Sanz, Roberto ^a   Martínez, Alberto ^a   Guilarte, Verónica ^a   Álvarez Gutiérrez, Julia M ^a   Rodríguez, Félix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Amides; Bronsted acids; Homogeneous catalysis; Ritter reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348834322     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700562     Document Type: Article

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