CO- and HCL-free synthesis of acid chlorides from unsaturated hydrocarbons via shuttle catalysis

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 1105-1109

  Fang, Xianjie ^a   Cacherat, Bastien ^a   Morandi, Bill ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 85042526295     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.2798     Document Type: Article

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