Synthesis of benzodiquinanes via tandem palladium-catalyzed semipinacol rearrangement and direct arylation

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 232-235

  Schweinitz, Angelika ^a   Chtchemelinine, Andrei ^a   Orellana, Arturo ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 78651495411     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol1026415     Document Type: Article

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