Catalytic Enantioselective Desymmetrizing Fischer Indolization through Dynamic Kinetic Resolution

Biki Ghosh1, Reena Balhara1, Garima Jindal1

  • 1Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India.

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