Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects

Shivani Gulati, Stephy Elza John and Nagula Shankaraiah
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.71

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Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions in heterocyclic chemistry and mechanistic aspects
Shivani Gulati, Stephy Elza John and Nagula Shankaraiah
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.71

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Gulati, S.; John, S. E.; Shankaraiah, N. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 819–865. doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.71

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