Ultrasound promoted Wurtz coupling of alkyl bromides and dibromides

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-8

  Vandenburg, Daniel ^a   Price, Gareth J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromoalkanes; Lithium; Sonochemistry; Ultrasound; Wurtz coupling

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; OLIGOMERS; SONOCHEMISTRY; ULTRASONICS;

ALKYL BROMIDES; AROMATIC HALIDE; BROMOALKANES; DIRECT COUPLING; LITHIUM METALS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT OLIGOMERS; METAL SURFACES; SIMPLE MODELING;

METAL HALIDES;

ALKYL BROMIDE; AROMATIC HALIDE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DIBROMIDE; HALIDE; LITHIUM; OLIGOMER; RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ISOMER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; WURTZ COUPLING;

EID: 80051469137     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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