Gold-catalyzed etherification and friedel - Crafts alkylation using ortho-alkynylbenzoic acid alkyl ester as an efficient alkylating agent

Organic Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4299-4302

  Asao, Naoki ^a   Aikawa, Haruo ^a   Tago, Sakie ^a   Umetsu, Kazuteru ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 35548937481     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol701861d     Document Type: Article

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