A tetranuclear-zinc-cluster-catalyzed practical and versatile deprotection of acetates and benzoates

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 38, 2010, Pages 11567-11571

  Iwasaki, Takanori ^a   Agura, Kazushi ^a   Maegawa, Yusuke ^a   Hayashi, Yukiko ^a   Ohshima, Takashi ^b   Mashima, Kazushi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cluster compounds; Deacylation; Homogeneous catalysis; Transesterification; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC AMOUNTS; CLUSTER COMPOUNDS; DEACYLATION; DEPROTECTION; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; ZINC CLUSTERS;

CATALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ZINC;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTER; METHANOL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY;

ACETATES; BENZOATES; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; METHANOL; ZINC;

EID: 77957582085     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000960     Document Type: Article

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