Synthetic communications

A simple and selective procedure for α-bromination of alkanones using hexamethylenetetramine-bromine complex and basic alumina in solvent-free conditions

S Paul, V Gupta, R Gupta

Index: Paul, Satya; Gupta, Varinder; Gupta, Rajive Synthetic Communications, 2003 , vol. 33, # 11 p. 1917 - 1922

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View all references and tetrabutylammonium tribromides[12]17. Kajigaeshi , S. , Kakinami , T. , Okamoto , T. and Fujisaki , S. 1987. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 60: 1159 [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®] View all references have also been used as selective brominating agents. All these reagents are quite expensive and when used make use of solvents. In these environmentally conscious days, researches have been directed to develop economic and environmentally friendly ...