Reductive Opening of Acyclic Conjugated Cyclopropyl Ketones with Lithium in Liquid Ammonia

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1970, Pages 374-379

  Dauben, William G ^a   Wolf, Richaed E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001415439     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00827a019     Document Type: Article

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