Shape-persistent macrocycles: A synthetic strategy that combines easy and site-specific decorations with improved cyclization efficiency

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2700-2712

  Sakamoto, Junji ^a   Schlüter, A Dieter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coumarin; Cross coupling; Molecular devices; Molecular scaffolds; Repetitive synthesis; Synthesis design

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250659371     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200700118     Document Type: Article

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