Cerium(III) chloride promoted highly regioselective ring opening of epoxides and aziridines using NaN3 in acetonitrile: A facile synthesis of 1,2-azidoalcohols and 1,2-azidoamines

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 343-345

  Sabitha, Gowravaram ^a   Babu, R Satheesh ^a   Rajkumar, M ^a   Yadav, J S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 0000677635     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol016979q     Document Type: Article

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