Transition metal-catalyzed intramolecular [4+2] cycloadditions: Mechanistic and synthetic investigations

Tetrahedron

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1255-1275

  Wender, Paul A ^a   Smith, Thomas E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032510192     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)10223-X     Document Type: Article

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