Pd/Norbornene: A Winning Combination for Selective Aromatic Functionalization via C-H Bond Activation

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1389-1400

  Della Ca, Nicola ^a   Fontana, Marco ^a   Motti, Elena ^a   Catellani, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

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EID: 84979708516     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00165     Document Type: Article

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