Engaging zwitterions in carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bond-forming reactions: A promising synthetic strategy.
An Account of carbon-carbon and carbon-nitrogen bond-forming reactions mediated by zwitterions generated by the addition of organic nucleophiles to activated unsaturated systems highlighting their synthetic potential is presented.
Nair
Vijay
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Organic Chemistry Section, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivadrum 695 019, India. vijaynair_2001@yahoo.com
Menon
Rajeev S
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Sreekanth
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Abhilash
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Biju
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