Cycloaromatization of 1,4-pentadiynes: A viable possibility?

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Volumn 4, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 3643-3646

  Kawatkar, Sameer P ^a   Schreiner, Peter R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0000974225     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0266424     Document Type: Article

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