Iodine-catalyzed mild and efficient method for the synthesis of chalcones

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2288-2296

  Sashidhara, Koneni V ^a   Rosaiah, Jammikuntla N ^a   Kumar, Abdhesh ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthesis; Claisen Schmidt reaction; Iodine catalyst

Indexed keywords

1 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 3 (2 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPENONE; 1 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 3 (3 ETHOXY 4 HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPENONE; 1 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 3 (4 ETHOXYPHENYL)PROPENONE; 3 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPENONE; 3 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 4 TOLYLPROPENONE; 3 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PHENYLPROPENONE; 3 (3 ETHOXY 4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPENONE; 3 (3 ETHOXY 4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 1 4 TOLYLPROPENONE; 3 (4 ETHOXYPHENYL) 1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPENONE; 3 (4 ETHOXYPHENYL) 1 4 TOLYLPROPENONE; 3 (4 ETHOXYPHENYL) 1 PHENYLPROPENONE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; IODINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAISEN CONDENSATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 67650330824     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910802654724     Document Type: Article

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