Aza-michael addition of imidazoles to α,β-unsaturated compounds and synthesis of β-amino alcohols via nucleophilic ring opening of epoxides using copper(II) acetylacetonate (Cu(acac)2) immobilized in ionic liquids

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 8614-8619

  Kantam, M Lakshmi ^a   Neelima, B ^a   Reddy, Ch Venkat ^a,b   Chakravarti, Rajashree ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; EPOXY RESINS; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AZA-MICHAEL ADDITION; EPOXIDES USING COPPER; NUCLEOPHILIC RING;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ALCOHOLS; EPOXY RESINS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 37249078226     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070080g     Document Type: Conference Paper

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