Benzotrifluoride: A Useful Alternative Solvent for Organic Reactions Currently Conducted in Dichloromethane and Related Solvents

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 450-451

  Ogawa, Akiya ^a   Curran, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0000974143     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo9620324     Document Type: Article

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