Copper-catalyzed protodecarboxylation of aromatic carboxylic acids

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 349, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 2241-2246

  Gooßen, Lukas J ^a   Thiel, Werner R ^a   Rodríguez, Nuria ^a   Linder, Christophe ^a   Melzer, Bettina ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arenes; Carboxylic acids; Catalysis; Copper; Decarboxylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35949001662     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200700223     Document Type: Article

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