Metalated nitrile and enolate chlorinations

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2810-2813

  Pitta, Bhaskar Reddy ^a   Fleming, Fraser F ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953584940     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol100897y     Document Type: Article

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