Synthesis of fluoroazaindolines by an uncommon radical ipso substitution of a carbon-fluorine bond

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 3426-3429

  Laot, Yann ^a   Petit, Laurent ^a   Zard, Samir Z ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE SYNTHÈSE ORGANIQUE   (France)

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EID: 77955145613     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol101240f     Document Type: Article

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