Efficient DMF-promoted solventless hydrolysis of epoxides with equimolar amount of H2O, affording 1,2-diols

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-238

  Jiang, Jia Li ^a,b   Xiu, Zhuo ^a   Hua, Ruimao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b School of Applied Chemical Engineering   (China)

Author keywords

1,2 diol; Epoxide; Hydrolysis; N,N dimethylformamide

Indexed keywords

1,2 BUTANEDIOL; 1,2 EPOXY 3 PHENOXYPROPANE; 1,2 EPOXYBUTANE; 1,2 EPOXYHEXANE; 3 PHENOXY PROPANE 1,2 DIOL; CYCLOHEXANE 1,2 DIOL; EPICHLOROHYDRIN; EPOXIDE; HEXANE 1,2 DIOL; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE OXIDE; STYRENE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDRATION; HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 38349187681     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701749658     Document Type: Article

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