Synthesis and application of quinazoline-oxazoline-containing (Quinazox) ligands

Organic Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 5109-5112

  Fekner, Tomasz ^a,b   Müller Bunz, Helge ^a   Guiry, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750924793     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol062023+     Document Type: Article

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