One pot synthesis of N-ethylaniline from nitrobenzene and ethanol

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-256

  Li, XiaoNian ^a   Zhang, JunHua ^a   Xiang, YiZhi ^a   Ma, Lei ^a   Zhang, QunFeng ^a   Lu, ChunShan ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Bai, Ying ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Combination; Ethanol; N alkylation; N ethylaniline; Nitrobenzene; One pot; Raney Ni

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NITROBENZENE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

N-ALKYLATION; N-ETHYLANILINE; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; RANEY NI;

ANILINE;

EID: 43249129341     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-008-0032-5     Document Type: Article

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