1,2-H shift in copper-chlorocarbenoid intermediate during CuCl/bpy-promoted stereoselective dechlorination of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl alkyl ethers to (Z)-1-alkoxy-2-chloroethenes

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2243-2246

  Ram, Ram N ^a   Manoj, T P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

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EID: 53149085742     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8006524     Document Type: Article

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