Unexpected catalysis: Aprotic pyridinium ions as active and recyclable Brønsted acid catalysts in protic media

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 4935-4938

  Procuranti, Barbara ^a   Connon, Stephen J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; BUFFER; ION; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ACIDS; BUFFERS; CATALYSIS; IONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 58149152878     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol802008m     Document Type: Article

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