Exploratory Studies of the Transition Metal Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization of Unsaturated α, α-Dichloro Esters, Acids, and Nitriles

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 110, Issue 16, 1988, Pages 5533-5543

  Hayes, Thomas K ^a   Villani, Rosanna ^a   Weinreb, Steven M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845277902     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00224a043     Document Type: Article

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