A highly stereoselective knoevenagel reaction of N-tosylimines with active methylene compounds in DMSO

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1218-1219

  Chiba, Ryoichi ^a   Oriyama, Takeshi ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 67650502796     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: 13480715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2008.1218     Document Type: Article

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