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Regioselective Reactions on a Chiral Substrate Controlled by the Configuration of a Chiral Catalyst
Article first published online: 27 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200900822
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Kumar, R. R. and Kagan, Henri B. (2010), Regioselective Reactions on a Chiral Substrate Controlled by the Configuration of a Chiral Catalyst. Adv. Synth. Catal., 352: 231–242. doi: 10.1002/adsc.200900822
Publication History
- Issue published online: 17 FEB 2010
- Article first published online: 27 JAN 2010
- Manuscript Received: 26 DEC 2009
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- Université Paris-Sud
- CNRS
- Institut des Substances Naturelles du CNRS (Gif-sur-Yvette)
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