Highly stereoselective ring expansion reactions mediated by attractive cation-n interactions.
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SUBMITTER: Ribelin T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3509482 | biostudies-literature | 2008
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Highly stereoselective ring expansion reactions mediated by attractive cation-n interactions.
Ribelin Timothy T Katz Christopher E CE English Donna G DG Smith Sherriel S Manukyan Anna K AK Day Victor W VW Neuenswander Benjamin B Poutsma Jennifer L JL Aubé Jeffrey J
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20080101 33
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