Expanding the catalytic activity of nucleophilic N-heterocyclic carbenes for transesterification reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 3587-3590

  Nyce, Gregory W ^a   Lamboy, Jorge A ^a   Connor, Eric F ^a   Waymouth, Robert M ^b   Hedrick, James L ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000913836     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0267228     Document Type: Article

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