Rational Development of Practical Catalysts for Aromatic Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Formation

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 805-818

  Wolfe, John P ^a,b   Wagaw, Seble ^a,c   Marcoux, Jean François ^a,d,e   Buchwald, Stephen L ^a,f,g,h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^h HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001038733     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar9600650     Document Type: Article

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