Synthetic communications

Microwave assisted synthesis of melatonin

L He, JL Li, JJ Zhang, P Su, SL Zheng

Index: Synthetic Communications, , vol. 33, # 5 p. 741 - 747

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Citation Number: 18

Abstract

... Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry. ... The resulting product was acetylated under microwave irradiation for 2 min to give melatonin in 85% yield. The synthetic route is shown in Sch. 1. ...