Exploiting synthetic chemistry with mesoionic rings: Improvements achieved with thioisomünchnones

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 460-468

  Ávalos, Martín ^a   Babiano, Reyes ^a   Cintas, Pedro ^a   Jiménez, José L ^a   Palacios, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

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EID: 22244465857     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040212r     Document Type: Article

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