Paracyclophanes: Extending the bridges. Synthesis

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-237

  Pechlivanidis, Zissis ^a   Hopf, Henning ^a   Ernst, Ludger ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

m.n paracyclophanes; Cyclophanes; Ring contraction; Sulfone pyrolysis; Thiacyclophanes

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649094192     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200800494     Document Type: Article

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