Regioselective synthesis of 6-substituted 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde: Efficient synthesis of the immunomodulator tucaresol and related analogues

Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 19, 1997, Pages 2925-2929

  Zacharie, Boulos ^a   Attardo, Giorgio ^a   Barriault, Nancy ^a   Penney, Christopher ^a  

^a Shire Canada   (Canada)

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EID: 33748625757     PISSN: 0300922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a701102d     Document Type: Article

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