Transition State Models for Understanding the Origin of Chiral Induction in Asymmetric Catalysis

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1019-1028

  Sunoj, Raghavan B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

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EID: 84971241661     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00053     Document Type: Article

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