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Facile Reduction of Azides with Sodium Borohydride/Copper (II) Sulphate System

H. Surya Prakash rao Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 605 014, INDIA
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P. Siva Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 605 014, INDIA
Pages 549-555 | Received 15 Jul 1993, Published online: 04 Jan 2007

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