Mechanistic study of the Ru(H)2(CO)(PPh3)3-catalyzed addition of C-H bonds in aromatic esters to olefins

Chemistry Letters

Volumn , Issue 9, 2001, Pages 918-919

  Kakiuchi, Fumitoshi ^a   Ohtaki, Hisashi ^a   Sonoda, Motohiro ^a   Chatani, Naoto ^a   Murai, Shinji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0035540115     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2001.918     Document Type: Article

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