Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-merobatzelladine B.
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SUBMITTER: Babij NR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3481174 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
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Asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-merobatzelladine B.
Babij Nicholas R NR Wolfe John P JP
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20120316 17
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