Direct use of methanol as an alternative to formaldehyde for the synthesis of 3, 3′-bisindolylmethanes (3, 3′-BIMs)

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 14030-14033

  Sun, Chunlou ^a   Zou, Xiaoyuan ^a   Li, Feng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bisindolylmethanes; Dehydrogenation homogeneous catalysis; Iridium; Methanol

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; COAL DEPOSITS; DEHYDROGENATION; FORMALDEHYDE; FOSSIL FUELS; IRIDIUM; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS;

BISINDOLYLMETHANES; CATALYTIC DEHYDROGENATION; DEHYDROGENATION OF METHANOL; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; LANDFILL GAS; ORGANIC MOLECULES; RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

METHANOL FUELS;

EID: 84887180726     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301555     Document Type: Article

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