Enantioselective lactonization catalyzed by chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes enables access to inherently chiral eight-membered lactones

Journal:: Chemical Science
Published:: 2025-09-24
DOI:: 10.1039/d5sc05037e
Affiliations:: 2
Authors:: 4

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Charles University (CU), Czech Republic	4.000000	1.00

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