Ligand-free silver(I)-catalyzed intramolecular friedel-crafts alkylation of arenes with allylic alcohols

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Eichholzer, Astrid ^a   Kotrusz, Peter ^a   Tragni, Michele ^a   Troisi, Stefano ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkylation; Aromatic compounds; Catalysis; Friedel crafts reaction; Silver

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849101850     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800628     Document Type: Article

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