Convenient Synthetic Protocols for Diverse Functionalized Dihydrobenzofuran-Fused Spiro-indanedione-oxindole

Jing Sun1, Xueyan Liu1, Qiu Sun1

  • 1College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China.

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