One-pot sequential synthesis of ethers from an aliphatic carboxylic acid and an alcohol by indium-catalyzed deoxygenation of an ester

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 24, 2012, Pages 4603-4608

  Sakai, Norio ^a   Usui, Yuta ^a   Moriya, Toshimitsu ^a   Ikeda, Reiko ^a   Konakahara, Takeo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esters; Ethers; Indium; Reduction; Silanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864995942     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200552     Document Type: Article

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