FeCl3-catalyzed functionalization of mon
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J.S. Yadav; B.V. Subba Reddy; G. Narasimhulu; K.V. Purnima
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Article
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2009
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Elsevier Science
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French
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## a b s t r a c t Monoterpenes such as a-pinene, b-pinene, limonene and isolimonene undergo smooth hydroalkoxylation in the presence of 20 mol % of FeCl 3 under mild reaction conditions to produce a wide range of the corresponding ethers in excellent yields and with high selectivity.