From acyclic precursors to linear triquinanes through a diastereoselective one-pot process. A new illustration of the synthetic power of radical cascades

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 6764-6765

  Devin, Priscille ^a   Fensterbank, Louis ^a   Malacria, Max ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0001140309     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9809783     Document Type: Article

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