Rapid ring-opening reactions of epoxides using microwave irradiation

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-211

  Torborg, Christian ^a   Hughes, David D ^a   Buckle, Richard ^b   Robinson, Mathew W C ^b   Bagley, Mark C ^a   Graham, Andrew E ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alkoxyalcohols; Copper tetrafluoroborate; Microwave irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BORIC ACID; COPPER; EPOXIDE; STYRENE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; METHANOLYSIS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; REACTION TIME; RING OPENING;

EID: 38349102871     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701738982     Document Type: Article

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