Palladium-Catalyzed Isomerization of Aryl-Substituted Epoxides: A Selective Synthesis of Substituted Benzylic Aldehydes and Ketones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6547-6561

  Kulasegaram, Sanjitha ^a   Kulawiec, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000578843     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo970743b     Document Type: Article

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