An improved reductive demercuration of organomercurials using triethylborane

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 59-62

  Kang, Sung Ho ^a   Lee, Jung Hwa ^a   Lee, Sung Bae ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BORANE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; REDUCTION;

EID: 0002447794     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10488-9     Document Type: Article

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