Efficient and stereoselective syntheses of (3-imino-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-2-ylidene)acetonitriles and -sulfones

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 4, 1998, Pages 396-398

  Langer, Peter ^a   Döring, Manfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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EID: 0002445053     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1671     Document Type: Article

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