N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed cross-coupling of aromatic aldehydes with activated alkyl halides

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-101

  Padmanaban, Mohan ^a   Biju, Akkattu T ^a   Glorius, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 78650861535     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol102626p     Document Type: Article

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