Preparation of aliphatic ketones through a ruthenium-catalyzed tandem cross-metathesis/allylic alcohol isomerization

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2603-2606

  Finnegan, David ^a   Seigal, Benjamin A ^a   Snapper, Marc L ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33745556151     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol060918g     Document Type: Article

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