Iron-, Cobalt-, and Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation and Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2587-2598

  Li, Yan Yun ^a   Yu, Shen Luan ^a   Shen, Wei Yi ^a   Gao, Jing Xing ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84941634660     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00043     Document Type: Article

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