Rhodium-catalyzed reactions of cyclobutanones with alcohols and amines forming esters and amides

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 744-745

  Matsuda, Takanori ^a   Shigeno, Masanori ^a   Maruyama, Yohei ^a   Murakami, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 34347216316     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2007.744     Document Type: Article

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