Chiral-Organotin-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Vicinal Amino Alcohols

Hui Yang1, Wen-Hua Zheng1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.

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