Proline-catalysed amination reactions in cyclic carbonate solvents

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3420-3432

  Beattie, Christopher ^a   North, Michael ^a   Villuendas, Pedro ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amination; Cyclic carbonate; Proline

Indexed keywords

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROLINE; SOLVENT;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY;

AMINATION; CARBONATES; CATALYSIS; PROLINE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 79955535111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16043420     Document Type: Article

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