ReBr(CO)5-catalyzed knoevenagel condensation

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3219-3225

  Zuo, Wei Xiong ^a   Hua, Ruimao ^a   Qiu, Xianqing ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Knoevenagel condensation; Rhenium complex; Transition metal catalysis

Indexed keywords

RHENIUM COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; KNOEVENAGEL CONDENSATION;

EID: 5344260436     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200028628     Document Type: Article

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