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Base-Mediated Three-Component Tandem Reactions
for the Synthesis of Multi-Substituted Pyrimidines
Dongqing Liu, Wei Guo, Wanqing Wu, and Huanfeng Jiang
J. Org. Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02113 • Publication Date (Web): 21 Nov 2017
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Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan
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3 Pyrimidines represent one of the most important heterocycles in biologically active
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21 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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23 We are grateful to the National Program on Key Research Project (2016YFA0602900),
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