A Late Stage Strategy for the Functionalization of Triazolium-based NHC catalysts.
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SUBMITTER: Ozboya KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4419734 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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