Microwave synthesis of cucurbit[n]urils

Future Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-236

  Wheate, Nial J ^a   Patel, Nilesh ^a   Sutcliffe, Oliver B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCURBIT[N]URIL DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ALKYNES; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FORMALDEHYDE; IMIDAZOLES; MICROWAVES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 77953365100     PISSN: 17568919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/fmc.09.118     Document Type: Article

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