The catalytic one‐bond isomerization (transposition) of 1‐alkenes is an emerging approach to
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Because internal alkenes are more challenging synthetic targets than terminal alkenes, metal‐catalyzed olefin mono‐transposition (i.e., positional isomerization) approaches have emerged to afford valuable
- Award ID(s):
- 2102550
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10512056
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 63
- Issue:
- 21
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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