Concerted catalytic reactions for conversion of ketones or enol acetates to chiral acetates

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 409-411

  Jung, Hyun M ^a   Koh, Jeong H ^a   Kim, Mahn Joo ^a   Park, Jaiwook ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

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EID: 0001501091     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9914043     Document Type: Article

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