Cover Picture: Catalytic Enantioselective Intermolecular Desymmetrization of 3‐Substituted Oxetanes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 26/2013). Issue 26 (5th June 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Zhaobin; Chen, Zhilong; Sun, Jianwei
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 26(2013)
• Page Start: 6547
• Page End: 6547
• Publication Date: 2013-06-05
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201304412
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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