title: TLC plates as a convenient platform for solvent-free reactions.
abstract: Solvent-free oxidative couplings of naphthols have been optimized by co-spotting catalysts and substrates directly on silica TLC plates and heating, followed by chromatography, staining, and qualitative visualization.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834-6866, USA. jstoddard@fullerton.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stoddard
authors.forename: Lien
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mata-Chavez
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nguyen