Efficient and high-yielding protocol for the synthesis of nitriles from aldehydes

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 40, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3384-3389

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

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Araldehydes; hydroxylamine hydrochloride; microwave irradiation; nitriles; p TSA

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYBENZONITRILE; ALDEHYDE; NITRILE; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; MELTING POINT; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77958055751     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903419894     Document Type: Article

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