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Borane-Catalyzed Reductive α-Silylation of Conjugated Esters and Amides Leaving Carbonyl Groups Intact

Youngchan Kim1,2, Sukbok Chang3,4

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Deajeon 305-701 (Korea).

Angewandte Chemie (International Ed. in English)
|November 10, 2015
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Keywords:
boronchemoselectivityconjugationhydrosilylationreaction mechanisms

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