γ-Hydroxy unsaturated nitriles: Chelation-controlled conjugate additions

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1477-1479

  Fleming, Fraser F ^a   Wang, Qunzhao ^a   Steward, Omar W ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG DESIGN; HYDROXYLATION; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

DRUG DESIGN; HYDROXYLATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0034682152     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol005816j     Document Type: Article

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