Bis(oxazolines) as Chiral Ligands in Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reactions. Catalytic, Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Olefins

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 726-728

  Evans, David A ^a   Woerpel, Keith A ^a   Hinman, Mira M ^a   Faul, Margaret M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008090337     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00002a080     Document Type: Article

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