The Emergence of Allenamides in Organic Synthesis

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 773-782

  Wei, Lin Li ^a,b   Xiong, Hui ^a   Hsung, Richard P ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Aventis Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALLENAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ALLENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; HYDROLYSIS; ISOMERISM; POLYMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0142213273     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar030029i     Document Type: Article

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