Asymmetric synthesis of indolines by catalytic enantioselective reduction of 3H-indoles

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 4604-4607

  Rueping, Magnus ^a   Brinkmann, Claus ^a   Antonchick, Andrey P ^a   Atodiresei, Iuliana ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 77957856021     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol1019234     Document Type: Article

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