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Synlett 1999; 1999(9): 1491-1494
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-2856
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Chemoenzymatic and Enantiodivergent Routes to Highly Functionalised Steroidal Nuclei

Martin G. Banwell* , David C. R. Hockless, Jeffrey W. Holman, Robert W. Longmore, Kenneth J. McRae, Ha T. T. Pham
  • *Research School of Chemistry, Institute of Advanced Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia; Fax 61-2-62 49-59 95; E-mail: mgb@rsc.anu.edu.au
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31 December 1999 (online)

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