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Stereoselective Synthesis of (−)-α-Kainic Acid and (+)-α-Allokainic Acid via Trimethylstannyl-Mediated Radical Carbocyclization and Oxidative Destannylation

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Radical Cyclization in Heterocycle Synthesis. Part 10: A Concise Synthesis of (−)-Kainic Acid via Sulfanyl Radical Addition–Cyclization–Elimination Reaction

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