Formation of 1,3,5-trilithiobenzene and its conversion to the corresponding magnesium, mercury, and tin derivatives

Organometallics

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 5027-5031

  Rot, Nicolette ^a   Bickelhaupt, Friedrich ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000914709     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om9705620     Document Type: Article

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