Facile and one-pot access to diverse and densely functionalized 2-amino-3-cyano-4 H-pyrans and pyran-annulated heterocyclic scaffolds via an eco-friendly multicomponent reaction at room temperature using urea as a novel organo-catalyst

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 411-422

  Brahmachari, Goutam ^a   Banerjee, Bubun ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aqueous ethanol; Chemoselectivity; Green and sustainable chemistry; Medicinal chemistry; Multicomponent reactions; No column chromatography; Pyran annulated heterocycles; Room temperature; Urea

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ETHANOL; CHEMO-SELECTIVITY; GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRIES; HETEROCYCLES; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; MULTI-COMPONENT REACTIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

CATALYSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHANOL; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NOBELIUM; REACTION KINETICS; REUSABILITY; SCAFFOLDS; UREA;

METABOLISM;

EID: 84896832724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400312n     Document Type: Article

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