Catalyst-free synthesis of α,α-bis(4-hydroxycoumarin-3-yl) toluene in aqueous media under microwave irradiation

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 497-505

  Gong, Gui Xia ^a   Zhou, Jian Feng ^a,b   An, Li Tao ^b   Duan, Xiu Li ^b   Ji, Shun Jun ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAIYIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

, bis(4 hydroxycoumarin 3 yl) toluene; 4 hydroxycoumarin; Aqueous media; Aromatic aldehyde; Microwave irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,ALPHA BIS(4 HYDROXYCOUMARIN 3 YL)TOLUENE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 61649109079     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802398272     Document Type: Article

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