Remarkable facilitation of hetero-cycloisomerizations with water and other polar protic solvents: Metal-free synthesis of indolizines

Green Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1556-1559

  Narayan, Alison R Hardin ^a   Sarpong, Richmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956369668     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00198h     Document Type: Article

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