Engaging zwitterions in carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bond-forming reactions: A promising synthetic strategy

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 520-530

  Nair, Vijay ^a   Menon, Rajeev S ^a   Sreekanth, A R ^a   Abhilash, N ^a   Biju, A T ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

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EID: 33748357553     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar0502026     Document Type: Article

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