Aminolysis of epoxides in a microreactor system: A continuous flow approach to β-Amino alcohols

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 432-440

  Jensen, Klavs F ^b   Bedore, Matthew W ^a   Zaborenko, Nikolay ^b   Jamison, Timothy F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

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EID: 77950143910     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op9003136     Document Type: Article

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