Copper-catalyzed benzylic C-H oxygenation under an oxygen atmosphere via N-H imines as an intramolecular directing group

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1622-1625

  Zhang, Line ^a   Ang, Gim Yean ^a   Chiba, Shunsuke ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

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EID: 79953214612     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol200425c     Document Type: Article

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