Synthetic reactions driven by electron-donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes

Zhonglie Yang, Yutong Liu, Kun Cao, Xiaobin Zhang, Hezhong Jiang and Jiahong Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 771–799. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.67

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Synthetic reactions driven by electron-donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes
Zhonglie Yang, Yutong Liu, Kun Cao, Xiaobin Zhang, Hezhong Jiang and Jiahong Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 771–799. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.67

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Yang, Z.; Liu, Y.; Cao, K.; Zhang, X.; Jiang, H.; Li, J. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 771–799. doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.67

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