Synthesis of the aryltetralin lignan skeleton via the Prins reaction
β Scribed by Snider, Barry B.; Jackson, Andrew C.
- Book ID
- 120259461
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 571 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3263
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