A metallocene-pyrrolidinopyridine nucleophilic catalyst for asymmetric synthesis

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 769-772

  Nguyen, Huy V ^a   Butler, David C D ^a   Richards, Christopher J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644747186     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol053050n     Document Type: Article

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