Steric Hindrance Facilitated Synthesis of Enynes and Their Intramolecular [4 + 2] Cycloaddition with Alkynes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2854-2857

  González, Juan J ^a   Francesch, Andrés ^a   Cárdenas, Diego J ^a   Echavarren, Antonio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 0041666031     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9717853     Document Type: Article

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