Iron-catalyzed imination of sulfoxides and sulfides

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2349-2352

  Mancheño, Olga García ^a   Bolm, Carsten ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 33745697784     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol060640s     Document Type: Article

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