Gold(I)-catalyzed rearrangement of alkynloxiranes: A mild access to divinyl ketones

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1569-1572

  Cordonnier, Marie Caroline ^a   Blanc, Aurlien ^a   Pale, Patrick ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 52049117956     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol800219k     Document Type: Article

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