Recent Developments in Organoboron Chemistry: Old Dogs, New Tricks

Chem

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 31-55

  Fyfe, James W B ^a   Watson, Allan J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

boron; catalysis; reactivity; selectivity; synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023165739     PISSN: 24519308     EISSN: 24519294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2017.05.008     Document Type: Review

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