Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalysed benzoin reactions

Rajeev S. Menon, Akkattu T. Biju and Vijay Nair
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 444–461. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.47

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Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalysed benzoin reactions
Rajeev S. Menon, Akkattu T. Biju and Vijay Nair
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 444–461. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.47

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Menon, R. S.; Biju, A. T.; Nair, V. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 444–461. doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.47

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