Trimethylenemethane Diyl Mediated Tandem Cycloaddition Reactions: Mechanism Based Design of Synthetic Strategies

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2308-2319

  Lee, Hee Yoon ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84939554394     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00178     Document Type: Article

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