A new and direct synthesis of chalcones via TFAA-H3PO 4 mediated c-c bond forming reaction

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-59

  Kankanala, Kavitha ^a,b   Reddy, Lingam Venkata ^a   Reddy, Vangala Ranga ^c   Mukkantia, Khagga ^a   Pal, Sarbani ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MNR Degree and PG College   (India)

^c Integrated Product Development   (India)

Author keywords

unsaturated carboxylic acids; Arenes; Chalcones; TFAA

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751488391     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017811794557750     Document Type: Article

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