Reduction of Cp2ZrCl2 with mischmetall: A new method for generating an efficient "Cp2Zr" equivalent

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2945-2947

  Denhez, Clément ^a   Médégan, Sédami ^b   Hélion, Florence ^b   Namy, Jean Louis ^b   Vasse, Jean Luc ^a   Szymoniak, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

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EID: 33746611153     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol060712f     Document Type: Article

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