Asymmetric dimerization of disubstituted ketenes catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 350, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2715-2718

  Lv, Hui ^a   Zhang, Yan Rong ^a   Huang, Xue Liang ^a   Ye, Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Carbenes; Dimerization; Ketenes; Lactones

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749102621     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200800532     Document Type: Article

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