Iron (III)-catalyzed intramolecular friedel-crafts alkylation of electron-deficient arenes with π-activated alcohols

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 351, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 2521-2524

  Bandini, Marco ^a   Tragni, Michèle ^a   Umani Ronchi, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Aromatic compounds; Electrondeficient compounds; Friedel crafts alkylation; Iron

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350602424     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900441     Document Type: Article

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