Synthesis of Chiral Nitroxides and an Unusual Racemization Reaction

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 6363-6374

  Rychnovsky, Scott D ^a   Beauchamp, Thomas ^a   Vaidyanathan, Rajappa ^a   Kwan, Tricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001396250     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9808831     Document Type: Article

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