Alkenenitriles: Zn-Cu promoted conjugate additions of alkyl iodides in water

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1557-1559

  Fleming, Fraser F ^a   Gudipati, Subrahmanyam ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646444563     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol060010q     Document Type: Article

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