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An intramolecular SNAr displacement of one
- Award ID(s):
- 1800361
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10238454
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- European Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Volume:
- 2021
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1434-193X
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 318-323
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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