Simple catalyst-free regio- and chemoselective monobromination of aromatics using NBS in polyethylene glycol

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-219

  Venkateswarlu, Katta ^a   Suneel, Kanaparthy ^a   Das, Biswanath ^a   Reddy, Kuravallapalli Nagabhushana ^b   Reddy, Thummala Sreenivasulu ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aromatic bromination; Catalyst free; Ecofriendly reaction conditions; PEG 401; Regio and chemoselectivity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; MACROGOL 400;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CATALYST; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 58149131315     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910801911752     Document Type: Article

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