Double annulation route to highly substituted and functionalized trans- fused bicyclic compounds

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 340-341

  Grossman, Robert B ^a   Varner, Melissa A ^a   Skaggs, Aaron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICYCLO COMPOUND; DECALIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033593542     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9822737     Document Type: Article

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