Erbium(III) triflate: A valuable catalyst for the rearrangement of epoxides to aldehydes and ketones

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2633-2635

  Procopio, Antonio ^a   Dalpozzo, Renato ^b   De Nino, Antonio ^b   Nardi, Monica ^b   Sindona, Giovanni ^b   Tagarelli, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Epoxides; Erbium triflate; Lewis acid; Rearrangements

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CERIUM; DICHLOROMETHANE; EPOXIDE; ERBIUM; KETONE; LEWIS ACID; PHENYLACETALDEHYDE; STYRENE OXIDE; TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYST; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 9644258621     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-832842     Document Type: Article

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