Design of an Indolylphosphine Ligand for Reductive Elimination-Demanding Monoarylation of Acetone Using Aryl Chlorides

Organic Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 4612-4615

  Fu, Wai Chung ^a   So, Chau Ming ^a   Chow, Wing Kin ^a   Yuen, On Ying ^a   Kwong, Fuk Yee ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84941896212     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02344     Document Type: Article

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