Asymmetric Kharasch Reaction: Catalytic Enantioselective Allylic Oxidation of Olefins Using Chiral Pyridine Bis(diphenyloxazoline) - Copper Complexes and tert-Butyl Perbenzoate

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2961-2967

  Sekar, Govindasamy ^a   Dattagupta, Arpita ^a   Singh, Vinod K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

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EID: 0001423510     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo972132p     Document Type: Article

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