Lewis acid-promoted imine synthesis by the insertion of isocyanides into C-H bonds of electron-rich aromatic compounds

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3351-3353

  Tobisu, Mamoru ^a   Yamaguchi, Seiji ^a   Chatani, Naoto ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 34548152325     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol071314v     Document Type: Article

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