DOI: 10.1039/d6ob01017b ISSN: 1477-0520
A TMSOTf-catalyzed Michaelis–Arbuzov reaction of triorganyl phosphites with sterically bulky alcohols
Zhengyan Jiang, Tingting Zhou, Guoshun Jin, Qing Xu, Jing Li, Yongjia Wang, Guoyong Fang, Li-Biao HanA catalytic MA reaction of triorganyl phosphites and sterically bulky alcohols, a challenging task not realized before, can now be readily achieved and extended to other P(
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