Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of germoles via the activation of carbon-germanium bonds

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3282-3284

  Tobisu, Mamoru ^a   Baba, Katsuaki ^a   Chatani, Naoto ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 79958773826     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol201251e     Document Type: Article

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