Molecular iodine-catalyzed, mild, effective, ecofriendly, microwave-assisted, one-pot synthesis of 5-arylmethylidene-2-phenyloxazol-4-ones (Azalactones) under solvent-free conditions

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1895-1898

  Reddy, M B Madhusudana ^a   Pasha, M A ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azalactones; Microwave assisted synthesis; Molecular iodine; Solvent free condition

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; IODINE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULE; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953387916     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903162783     Document Type: Article

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