Studies of the stereochemistry of [2+2]-photocycloaddition reactions of 2-cyclohexenones with olefins

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1057-1059

  Shen, Ruichao ^a   Corey, E J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947610912     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol063092r     Document Type: Article

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