Reactions of 2,7-Dimethyloxepin with Dimethyldioxirane and Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane: Ring Opening and Probable Observation of the Intermediate "2,3-Epoxyoxepin"

Structural Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 223-236

  Greenberg, Arthur ^a   Ozari, Aviv ^a   Carlin, Clifford M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 2342585514     PISSN: 10400400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022427232134     Document Type: Article

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