Chlorodifluoromethane-triggered formation of difluoromethylated arenes catalysed by palladium

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 918-923

  Feng, Zhang ^a   Min, Qiao Qiao ^a   Fu, Xia Ping ^a   An, Lun ^a   Zhang, Xingang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

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EID: 85027121081     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2746     Document Type: Article

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