Electro-organic synthesis of 2-amino-3-cyano-benzofuran derivatives using hydroquinones and malononitrile

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 561-568

  Fakhari, Ali Reza ^a   Ahmar, Hamid ^a   Hosseiny Davarani, Saied Saeed ^a   Shaabani, Ahmad ^a   Nikjah, Sanaz ^a   Maleki, Ali ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Benzofuran; ECECCC mechanism; electro organic synthesis; hydroquinone; malononitrile

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 3 CYANO BENZOFURAN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CARBON; HYDROQUINONE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; MALONONITRILE; NUCLEOPHILE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COULOMETRY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DRUG OXIDATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; MICHAEL ADDITION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79551670152     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911003629424     Document Type: Article

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