An enantioselective synthesis of cryptocarya diacetate

Organic Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 2777-2779

  Hunter, Thomas J ^a   O'Doherty, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

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EID: 0035940146     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol016399t     Document Type: Article

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