Chemical reactivity of the imidazole: A semblance of pyridine and pyrrole?

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 972-975

  Richaud, Arlette ^a   Barba Behrens, Noráh ^b   Méndez, Francisco ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Quimica   (Mexico)

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EID: 79952172607     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol103011h     Document Type: Article

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