Synthesis of β-dimorphecolic acid exploiting highly stereoselective reduction of a side-chain carbonyl group in a π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complex

Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1125-1133

  Ley, Steven V ^a   Meek, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749106909     PISSN: 0300922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a607376j     Document Type: Article

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