Diamine-catalyzed conjugate addition to acrylate derivatives

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2948-2951

  Tong, Benny Meng Kiat ^a   Chiba, Shunsuke ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

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EID: 79957801476     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol201013x     Document Type: Article

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