Scope and mechanistic studies of electrophilic alkoxyetherification

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6456-6459

  Chen, Jie ^a   Chng, Shuyun ^a   Zhou, Ling ^a   Yeung, Ying Yeung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84055213994     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol202751s     Document Type: Article

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