Synthesis of functionalized pentacenes from isobenzofurans derived from C-H bond activation

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 5287-5289

  Kuninobu, Yoichiro ^a   Seiki, Takayuki ^a   Kanamaru, Shunsuke ^a   Nishina, Yuta ^a   Takai, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 78449300397     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102349r     Document Type: Article

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