Syntheses of novel C2symmetric chiral bidentate bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands and their molybdenum complexes

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 398-399

  Anezaki, Satoshi ^a   Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka ^a   Asami, Masatoshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 77950819437     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: 13480715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2010.398     Document Type: Article

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