A catalytic enantioselective imino-reformatsky reaction

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 348, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2075-2079

  Cozzi, Pier Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dimethylzinc; Enantioselective; Ephedrine; Ethyl iodoacetate; Reformatsky reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750519894     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200606178     Document Type: Article

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