Diazoethenes: Their Attempted Synthesis from Aldehydes and Aromatic Ketones by Way of the Horner-Emmons Modification of the Wittig Reaction. A Facile Synthesis of Alkynes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1982, Pages 1837-1845

  Gilbert, J C ^a   Weerasooriya, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0001174986     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00349a007     Document Type: Article

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