Conformational preferences of a polar biaryl: A phase- and enantiomeric purity-dependent molecular hinge

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2313-2316

  Clayden, Jonathan ^a   Fletcher, Stephen P ^a   Rowbottom, S J M ^a   Helliwell, Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 66149161664     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol9006635     Document Type: Article

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