One-pot system for reduction of epoxides using NaBH4, PdCl 2 catalyst, and moist alumina

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1339-1344

  Yakabe, Shigetaka ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epoxide; Moist alumina; Palladium chloride; Reduction; Sodium borohydride

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; EPOXIDE; HEXANE; PALLADIUM COMPLEX; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; REDUCTION;

EID: 77951072961     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903079607     Document Type: Article

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