Mechanistic insights into nickel-catalyzed cycloisomerizations

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 4556-4559

  Phillips, John H ^a   Montgomery, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77957833792     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol101852w     Document Type: Article

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