Ab Initio Study of Stereo- and Regioselectivity in the Diels-Alder Reaction between 2-Phenylcyclopentadiene and α-(Methylthio)acrylonitrile

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1775-1778

  Domingo, Luis R ^a   Picher, M Teresa ^a   Andrés, Juan ^b   Safont, Vicent S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 0001317836     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo961785n     Document Type: Article

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