Improved, highly efficient, and green synthesis of bromofluorenones and nitrofluorenones in water

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3804-3815

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Han, Jun Bin ^a   Li, Peng Fei ^a   Ji, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Zhao ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatic bromination; Aromatic nitration; Fluorenones; Green chemistry; Water

Indexed keywords

BROMOFLUORENONE; FLUORENONE DERIVATIVE; NITROFLUORENONE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITRATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 70349895550     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910902838904     Document Type: Article

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