It takes alkynes to make a world - New methods for dehydrobenzoannulene synthesis

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 6, 1998, Pages 557-565

  Haley, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 0001083913     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-5736     Document Type: Article

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