Cyclizations in the homolytic reactions of unsaturated nitriles with tert-butylmercury halides in the presence of proton donors

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 715-721

  Russell, Glen A ^a   Chen, Ping ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclization; Homolytic reactions; Proton donors; tert butylmercury halides; Unsaturated nitriles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000337149     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1395(1998100)11:10<715::aid-poc30>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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