Expeditious synthesis of benzopyrans via lewis acid-catalyzed C-H functionalization: Remarkable enhancement of reactivity by an ortho substituent

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1732-1735

  Mori, Keiji ^a   Kawasaki, Taro ^a   Sueoka, Shosaku ^a   Akiyama, Takahiko ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 77951158758     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol100316k     Document Type: Article

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