METAL COMPLEXES AS CATALYSTS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HETEROCYCLES Steven Lal Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College London May 2013 1 Declaration I certify that all the work in this thesis is solely my own, except where explicitly stated and appropriately referenced. No part of the thesis has been submitted previously for a degree at this, or any other, university. 2 Copyright Notice Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Department Of Chemistry Metal Complexes as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Heterocycles © 2013 Steven Lal
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