Bakers' Yeast Mediated Preparation of Esters of (R)- and (S)-Ethyl 2-Formyl-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate
β Scribed by Fronza, Giovanni; Fuganti, Claudio; Grasselli, Piero; Malpezzi, Luciana; Mele, Andrea
- Book ID
- 126814118
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3263
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