N-silyl oxyketene imines are underused yet highly versatile reagents for catalytic asymmetric synthesis

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 937-943

  Denmark, Scott E ^a   Wilson, Tyler W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 78049332355     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.857     Document Type: Article

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