Tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine (TTMPP): Efficient catalysts for the cyanosilylation and cyanocarbonation of aldehydes and ketones

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3353-3359

  Matsukawa, Satoru ^a   Sekine, Izumi ^a   Iitsuka, Ayumi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanation; Cyanohydrin carbonate; Cyanosilylaton; Organocatalysis; Phosphines

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; KETONE; NITRILE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TRIS(2,4,6 TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)PHOSPHINE; TRIS(2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)PHOSPHINE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY;

ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; KETONES; NITRILES; PHOSPHINES; SILANES;

EID: 70349556798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14093353     Document Type: Article

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