Microwave assisted synthesis of imidazoles - a review

Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-284

  Gupta, Girish Kumar ^a   Rani, Nidhi ^a   Kumar, Vinod ^a  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heterocycles; Imidazoles; Microwave assisted synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HETEROCYCLES; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; IMIDAZOL; INTEGRAL PART; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; SYNTHETIC UTILITY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84867013248     PISSN: 1570193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570193X11209030270     Document Type: Review

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