An efficient approach to 3-bromo-6-chloro-phenanthrene-9,10-dione

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1269-1272

  Limanto, John ^a   Domer, Benjamin T ^a   Hartner, Frederick W ^a   Tan, Lushi ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 58149125483     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: 1520586X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op8001678     Document Type: Article

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