2-azabenzonorbornanes from 7-azabenzonorbornanols by a nitrogen-directed neophyl-type radical rearrangement

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Volumn 4, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 4353-4356

  Hodgson, David M ^a   Bebbington, Magnus W P ^a   Willis, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041736499     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol027039o     Document Type: Article

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