Are two phenyls better than one? Synthesis and applications of (R)-4-Diphenylmethyl-2-oxazolidinone

Aldrichimica Acta

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 93-103

  Sibi, Mukund P ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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