Instantaneous, facile and selective synthesis of tetrabromobisphenol a using potassium tribromide: An efficient and renewable brominating agent

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 174-179

  Kumar, Lalit ^a   Sharma, Vivek ^a   Mahajan, Tanu ^a   Agarwal, D D ^a  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 77149164116     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op900262f     Document Type: Article

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