Inexpensive and efficient synthesis of propargylic substituted active methylene compounds catalyzed by FeCl3

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 243-254

  Maiti, Sukhendu ^a   Biswas, Srijit ^a   Jana, Umasish ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atom economical; carbon carbon bond; iron salt; propargylic alcohols; sustainable chemistry

Indexed keywords

1,3 DICARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 78650257197     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910903534031     Document Type: Article

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