A scalable two-step continuous flow synthesis of nabumetone and related 4-aryl-2-butanones

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 858-870

  Viviano, Monica ^a,b   Glasnov, Toma N ^a   Reichart, Benedik ^a   Tekautz, Guenter ^c   Kappe, C Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c Microinnova Engineering GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS; AROMA COMPOUNDS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CONTINUOUS-FLOW PROCESS; DOUBLE BONDS; FIXED-BED; FLOW SYSTEMS; HEATING TECHNOLOGY; INITIAL PREPARATION; METHYL ETHERS; NABUMETONE; SCALE-UP; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; SMALL SCALE; STEEL CAPILLARY; SYNTHETIC ROUTES;

BATCH REACTORS; ETHERS; HYDROGENATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STAINLESS STEEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

KETONES;

EID: 79960484739     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op2001047     Document Type: Article

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