Recent Advances in Metallated Azomethine Ylides for the Synthesis of Chiral Unnatural α-Amino Acids
- Corresponding author: Wang Chunjiang, cjwang@whu.edu.cn
Citation:
Wei Liang, Xiao Lu, Hu Yuanzheng, Wang Zuofei, Tao Haiyan, Wang Chunjiang. Recent Advances in Metallated Azomethine Ylides for the Synthesis of Chiral Unnatural α-Amino Acids[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry,
;2019, 39(8): 2119-2130.
doi:
10.6023/cjoc201904060
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