A facile synthesis of substituted benzyl selenocyanates

Molecules

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 622-626

  Jacob, Linda A ^a   Matos, Bianca ^a   Mostafa, Corey ^a   Rodriguez, Joelle ^a   Tillotson, Joanne Kivela ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzyl selenocyanates; Chemopreventative agents

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYBENZYLSELENOCYANATE; 2 NITROBENZYLSELENOCYANATE; 2 PHENYLENEBIS(METHYLENE)SELENOCYANATE; 3 METHOXYBENZYLSELENOCYANATE; 3 NITROBENZYLSELENOCYANATE; 3 PHENYLENEBIS(METHYLENE)SELENOCYANATE; 4 METHOXYBENZYLSELENOCYANATE; 4 NITROBENZYLSELENOCYANATE; 4 PHENYLENEBIS(METHYLENE)SELENOCYANATE; ACETONITRILE; BENZYL SELENOCYANATE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SYNTHESIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 5644273039     PISSN: 14203049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/90800622     Document Type: Conference Paper

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