Terpene cyclization catalysed inside a self-assembled cavity

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 197-202

  Zhang, Q ^a   Tiefenbacher, K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERPENE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION;

CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; TERPENES;

EID: 84923357674     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2181     Document Type: Article

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