A convenient synthesis of biphenylene

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 47, 2005, Pages 8195-8197

  Schaub, Thomas ^a   Radius, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biphenyl; Biphenylene; One pot synthesis

Indexed keywords

2,2' DILITHIOBIPHENYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; LITHIATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 27144451209     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.09.124     Document Type: Article

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