Methanetrisulfonic acid: A highly efficient strongly acidic catalyst for Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement, Friedel-crafts alkylation and acylation reactions. Examples from vitamin E synthesis

Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-186

  Bonrath, Werner ^a   Aquino, Fabrice ^a   Haas, Alois ^a   Hoppmann, Simone ^a   Netscher, Thomas ^a   Pace, Francesco ^a   Pauling, Horst ^a  

^a DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acid catalysis; Acylation; Br nsted acid; Friedel crafts alkylation; Tocopherol; Vitamin E; Wagner meerwein rearrangement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960360197     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su1020161     Document Type: Article

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