Alkyl C-O ring cleavage of bicyclic β-lactones with normant reagents: Synthesis of a merck IND intermediate

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2111-2114

  Wei, Zhang ^a   Matla, Andrea S ^a   Romo, Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250673592     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol070572p     Document Type: Article

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