Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate catalyzed ring-opening reaction of epoxides with alcohols at room temperature

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Volumn 4, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 2817-2819

  Barluenga, José ^a   Vázquez Villa, Henar ^a   Ballesteros, Alfredo ^a   González, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

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EID: 19044364173     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol025997k     Document Type: Article

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