Triarylaminium salt induced oxidative cyclizations of tertiary amines. Convenient access to 2-substituted pyrrolidinium salts

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 849-852

  Jahn, Ullrich ^a   Aussieker, Susanne ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

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EID: 0001298057     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol990735c     Document Type: Article

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