Solvent-free organocatalytic asymmetric conjugate addition of thiols to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 550-551

  Ishino, Takeru ^a   Oriyama, Takeshi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 34248567850     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2007.550     Document Type: Article

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