A new catalytic method for eco-friendly synthesis of quinoxalines by zirconium (IV) oxide chloride octahydrate under mild conditions

Letters in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 202-209

  Jafarpour, Maasoumeh ^a   Rezaeifard, Abdolreza ^a   Heidari, Mahdieh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

Author keywords

1,2 diamines; 1,2 dicarbonyl compounds; Ethanol; Quinoxaline; ZrOCl2.8H 2O

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953323283     PISSN: 15701786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157017811795038412     Document Type: Article

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