Snowflake-Like Dendrimers via Site-Selective Synthesis of Dendrons

Organic Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 485-488

  Kozaki, Masatoshi ^a   Okada, Keiji ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; DENDRIMER; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; TRIAZENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; DENDRITIC CELL; SONOGASHIRA REACTION; SUZUKI REACTION;

EID: 1342332936     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol036011p     Document Type: Article

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