Microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalysis: An environmentally benign tool for contemporary organic synthesis

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-261

  Bag, Seema ^a   Dasgupta, Sujaya ^a   Török, Béla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation; Coupling; Cyclization ring opening; Metal catalysts; Microwave irradiation; Rearrangement; Solid acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952740801     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017911794697321     Document Type: Article

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