Recent advances in the iron-catalyzed cycloaddition reactions

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2338-2351

  Wang, ChunXiang ^a   Wan, BoShun ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

asymmetric; cycloaddition; iron catalyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862656251     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5141-z     Document Type: Review

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