Theory of Stereoselection in Conrotatory Electrocyclic Reactions of Substituted Cyclobutenes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 1985, Pages 2099-2111

  Rondan, Nelson G ^a   Houk, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0001398447     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00293a046     Document Type: Article

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