Alkenes from alcohols by tandem hydrogen transfer and condensation

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1975-1978

  Hall, Michael I ^a   Pridmore, Simon J ^a   Williams, Jonathan M J ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Alkenes; Hydrogen transfer; Organocatalysis; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849129567     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800338     Document Type: Article

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