Enantioselective aza-darzens reaction catalyzed by a chiral phosphoric acid

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2445-2447

  Akiyama, Takahiko ^a   Suzuki, Tohru ^a   Mori, Keiji ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 66149186744     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol900674t     Document Type: Article

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