Demethylation of aromatic methyl ethers using ionic liquids under microwave irradiation

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-52

  Passiniemi, Mikko ^a   Myllymäki, Mikko J ^a   Vuokko, Juha ^a   Koskinen, Ari M P ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aromatic ether; Demethylation; Ionic Liquid; Microwave Irradiation; Solvent Free

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751502640     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017811794557741     Document Type: Article

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