Transition-metal-catalyzed difluoromethylation, difluoromethylenation, and polydifluoromethylenation reactions

Topics in Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-142

  Chen, Bo ^a   Vicic, David A ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Difluoromethylation; Difluoromethylenation; Fluoroalkylation; Polydifluoromethylenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938686233     PISSN: 14366002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3418_2014_87     Document Type: Article

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