Carbon-based leaving group in substitution reactions: Functionalization of sp 3-hybridized quaternary and tertiary benzylic carbon centers

Organic Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3474-3477

  Mahoney, Stuart J ^a   Lou, Tiantong ^a   Bondarenko, Ganna ^a   Fillion, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 84863621375     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol301442z     Document Type: Article

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