C-H bond activation reactions of ethers that generate iridium carbenes

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 572-580

  Conejero, Salvador ^a   Paneque, Margarita ^a   Poveda, Manuel L ^a   Santos, Laura L ^a   Carmona, Ernesto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES QUÍMICAS   (Spain)

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EID: 77951211140     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar9002625     Document Type: Article

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