Unprecedented microwave effects on the cycloaddition of fulvenes. A new approach to the construction of polycyclic ring systems

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 663-666

  Hong, Bor Cherng ^a   Shr, Yeong Jou ^a   Liao, Ju Hsiou ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0038166544     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol017304q     Document Type: Article

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