Opening of epoxides with aromatic amines promoted by indium tribromide: A mild and efficient method for the synthesis of β-amino alcohols

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 40, 2004, Pages 7495-7498

  Rodríguez, Juan Ramón ^a   Navarro, Antonio ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino alcohols; Aminolysis; Aromatic amines; Epoxides; Indium tribromide

Indexed keywords

AMINOALCOHOL; AROMATIC AMINE; BROMIDE; EPOXIDE; INDIUM;

ADDITION REACTION; ALKYLATION; AMINOLYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; EPOXIDATION; FRIEDEL CRAFTS REACTION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 4444360164     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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