Cyclization of methyl-substituted 6-heptenyl radicals

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2217-2219

  Bailey, William F ^a   Longstaff, Sarah C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0000468521     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0160755     Document Type: Article

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