Conjugate Addition of Nitroalkanes to an Acrylate Equivalent. Stereocontrol at C-α of the Nitro Group through Double Catalytic Activation

Organic Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3826-3829

  García, Jesús M ^b   Maestro, Miguel A ^c   Oiarbide, Mikel ^a   Odriozola, José M ^b   Razkin, Jesús ^b   Palomo, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

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EID: 69449087765     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol901351k     Document Type: Article

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