Substituted propargyl acetates are converted into 4‐boryl‐2(5
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Forging structural complexity: diastereoselective synthesis of densely substituted β-lactams with dual functional handles for enhanced core modifications
A novel and highly diastereoselective NBS-mediated cyclization of
- Award ID(s):
- 2102462
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10537041
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Chemical Society
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- Journal Name:
- Chemical Science
- Edition / Version:
- Advance Article
- ISSN:
- 2041-6520
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- beta lactams silyl imino ether NBS
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- National Science Foundation
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