The promise and challenge of iron-catalyzed cross coupling

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1500-1511

  Sherry, Benjamin D ^a   Fürstner, Alois ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 57549083398     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800039x     Document Type: Review

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