Zinc-mediated asymmetric epoxidation of α-enones

Liebigs Annales

Volumn , Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1101-1113

  Enders, Dieter ^a   Zhu, Jiqun ^a   Kramps, Laurenz ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric epoxidation; Eliminations; Enones; Oxa Michael addition; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748837412     PISSN: 09473440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jlac.199719970609     Document Type: Article

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