Enantioselective 6π Electrocyclizations: Pushing the Limits in Organocatalytic Pericyclic Reactions

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Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-378

  Vicario, Jose L ^a   Badia, Dolores ^a  

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

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Electrocyclic reactions; Heterocyclic compounds; Organocatalysis; Stereoselective catalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953856581     PISSN: 18673880     EISSN: 18673899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.200900324     Document Type: Article

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