Palladium catalyzed alkylation with allylic acetates under neutral conditions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 26, 1998, Pages 9608-9609

  Giambastiani, Giuliano ^a   Poli, Giovanni ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALLYL COMPOUND; PALLADIUM;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032567371     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981599c     Document Type: Article

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