Recent advances in the iron-catalyzed C-C bond formation via polar reactions of alcohols with carbon-centered nucleophiles

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2335-2337

  Shang, XiaoJie ^a   Liu, ZhongQuan ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

alcohol activation; C C bond formation; carbon centered nucleophile; iron catalysis; polar reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862704080     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5123-1     Document Type: Article

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