Synthesis of biaryls via decarboxylative Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1781-1783

  Becht, Jean Michel ^a   Catala, Cédric ^b   Le Drian, Claude ^a   Wagner, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

^b Novalyst Discovery   (France)

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EID: 34248384892     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol070495y     Document Type: Article

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