Synthetic Potential Behind Gold-Catalyzed Redox Processes

New Strategies in Chemical Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 247-272

  Nevado, Cristina ^a   Haro, Teresa de ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkene difunctionalization; Bond formation; Gold catalyzed synthesis; Homocoupling reactions; Nitration; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884661887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527645824.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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