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Münchnones—New Facets after 50 Years^†

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Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Reissig

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Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin (Germany)

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Dr. Reinhold Zimmer,

Dr. Reinhold Zimmer

Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin (Germany)

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Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Reissig,

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Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Reissig

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Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin (Germany)

Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin (Germany)Search for more papers by this author

Dr. Reinhold Zimmer,

Dr. Reinhold Zimmer

Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin (Germany)

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First published: 18 July 2014

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201405092

Citations: 44

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We thank Bayer HealthCare for support of our research.

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Developed and named 50 years ago in Munich, the mesoionic münchnones have had an astonishing career. New multicomponent reactions and enantioselective cycloadditions are discussed. They demonstrate the versatility of the münchnone approach to nitrogen heterocycles.

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