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Title: Asymmetric Cyclopropanation with 4-Aryloxy-1-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles: Expanding the Range of Rhodium-Stabilized Donor/Acceptor Carbenes to Systems with an Oxygen Donor Group
Award ID(s):
1956154
NSF-PAR ID:
10429040
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume:
87
Issue:
21
ISSN:
0022-3263
Page Range / eLocation ID:
13517 to 13528
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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