Triple Ring Closing Metathesis Reaction: Synthesis of Adjacent Cyclic Ethers

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1989-1990

  Heck, Marie Pierre ^a   Baylon, Christophe ^a   Nolan, Steven P ^a,b   Mioskowski, Charles ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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EID: 0000442271     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0159625     Document Type: Article

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