Reaction of carboxylic acids with isocyanides: A mechanistic DFT study

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 28, 2008, Pages 4751-4754

  Marcelli, Tommaso ^a   Himo, Fahmi ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; E Z isomerism; Glycosylation; Isocyanides; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849124717     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800710     Document Type: Article

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