Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral biaryls through rhodium-catalyzed complete intermolecular cross-cyclotrimerization of internal alkynes

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3119-3121

  Tanaka, Ken ^a   Nishida, Goushi ^a   Ogino, Masakazu ^a   Hirano, Masao ^a   Noguchi, Keiichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 22244484424     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0511880     Document Type: Article

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