Asymmetric synthesis of bi(thio)xanthylidene overcrowded alkenes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3596-3605

  Geertsema, Edzard M ^a   Hoen, Rob ^a   Meetsma, Auke ^a   Feringa, Ben L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Configuration determination; Overcrowded alkenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748370730     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600280     Document Type: Article

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