Transition-State Conformations in the Reductive Opening of Cyclopropyl Methyl Ketones

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1970, Pages 2361-2367

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001536215     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo00832a057     Document Type: Article

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