Metal-free oxidative cyclization of urea-tethered alkenes with hypervalent iodine

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5039-5042

  Cochran, Brian M ^a   Michael, Forrest E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 60949085100     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol8022165     Document Type: Article

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