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The chemistry of α, β-unsaturated sulfoxides and sulfones: an update

I. Forristal Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, P.O. Box 1835, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
Pages 163-185 | Received 01 Mar 2005, Published online: 01 Feb 2007

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