Ligand-Enabled γ-C(sp3 )-H Olefination of Free Carboxylic Acids

Kiron Kumar Ghosh1, Alexander Uttry1, Arup Mondal2

  • 1Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany.

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