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Convenient Esterification of Carboxylic Acids by SN2 Reaction Promoted by a Protic Ionic-Liquid System Formed in Situ in Solvent-Free Conditions

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Pages 3248-3256 | Received 20 Mar 2014, Published online: 04 Sep 2014

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