New preparation of benzylic aluminum and zinc organometallics by direct insertion of aluminum powder

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6440-6443

  Blümke, Tobias D ^a   Groll, Klaus ^a   Karaghiosoff, Konstantin ^a   Knochel, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84055214023     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol202733v     Document Type: Article

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