Novel radical alkylation of carboxylic imides

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 48, 2002, Pages 14306-14307

  Kim, Sunggak ^a   Lim, Chae Jo ^a   Song, Changsik ^a   Chung, Won Jin ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIDE; RADICAL;

ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037021565     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja028396x     Document Type: Article

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