Gold (I) catalysis of X-H bond insertions

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 41, 2010, Pages 5490-5492

  Mangion, Ian K ^a   Weisel, Mark ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; GOLD;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND;

EID: 79952915682     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.08.038     Document Type: Article

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