Catalyst-free efficient regioselective ring opening of oxiranes with thioacids in water

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1638-1643

  Halimehjani, Azim Ziyaei ^a   Jalali, Aazam ^a   Khalesi, Maryam ^a   Ashouri, Akram ^a   Marjani, Katayoun ^a  

^a KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epoxide; Ring opening; Thioacids; Water

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; ESTER; ETHYLENE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; THIOACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 79955695949     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.491172     Document Type: Article

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