Utility of neodymium diiodide as a reductant in ketone coupling reactions

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2041-2042

  Evans, William J ^a   Workman, Penny S ^a   Allen, Nathan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NEODYMIUM DIIODIDE; REDUCING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION;

EID: 0141630695     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol030033u     Document Type: Article

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