Novel electron transfer mechanism in lithium alanate reduction of benzylic halides
โ Scribed by P.R. Singh; J.M. Khurana; Alok Nigam
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 298 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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