One-carbon homologation of N-sulfonylaziridines to allylic amines using dimethylsulfonium methylide

Organic Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 3295-3298

  Hodgson, David M ^a   Fleming, Matthew J ^a   Stanway, Steven J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23044453120     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol051124p     Document Type: Article

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