A Simple, efficient, green, cost effective and chemoselective process for the esterification of carboxylic acids

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 769-773

  Rekha, V V ^a   Ramani, Modukuri V ^a   Ratnamala, A ^a   Rupakalpana, Vempati ^a   Subbaraju, Gottumukkala V ^a   Satyanarayana, Chava ^a   Rao, C Someswara ^a  

^a Aptuit Laurus Private Limited   (India)

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EID: 68449085278     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op900096y     Document Type: Article

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