Erratum: Mild organocatalytic α-methylenation of aldehydes (Journal of Organic Chemistry (2006) 71: 6 (2538-2541) DOI: 10.1021/jo052529q);Mild organocatalytic α-methylenation of aldehydes

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2538-2541

  Erkkilä, Anniina ^a   Pihko, Petri M ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; SOLUTIONS;

CHEMOSELECTIVITY; MILD ORGANOCATALYTIC Α-METHYLENATION; OPTIMAL CATALYTIC SYSTEMS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CITRONELLAL; FORMALDEHYDE;

ALPHA METHYLENATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645035198     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo401861r     Document Type: Erratum

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