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Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +17

An Effective Use of Benzoic Anhydride and Its Derivatives for the Synthesis of Carboxylic Esters and Lactones:  A Powerful and Convenient Mixed Anhydride Method Promoted by Basic Catalysts

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Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +13

Asymmetric Michael Addition of Malonate Anions to Prochiral Acceptors Catalyzed by <scp>l</scp>-Proline Rubidium Salt

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Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +14

Synthesis of (R)-(-)-muscone by an asymmetrically catalyzed macrocyclization of an .omega.-alkynal

Wolfgang Oppolzer, Rumen Radinov · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1993 · 177 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +10