Hot water-promoted ring-opening of epoxides and aziridines by water and other nucleopliles

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2270-2274

  Wang, Zhi ^a   Cui, Yong Tao ^a   Xu, Zhao Bing ^a   Qu, Jin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEOPHILES; PHENOLS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

ACID CATALYST; AZIRIDINES; SODIUM AZIDE;

OXIDES;

ACID; AMINE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; EPOXIDE; HOT WATER; SODIUM AZIDE; SOLVENT; THIOPHENOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; HEATING; HYDROLYSIS; RING OPENING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 41849088108     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo702401t     Document Type: Article

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