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Theoretical studies on cycloaddition reactions between keteniminium cations and olefins

W J Ding1, D C Fang

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, 100875, People's Republic of China.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|October 2, 2001
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