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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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Novel Method of Reducing Ketones Using Sodium Hydroxide in Isopropanol

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Pages 1187-1191 | Received 11 Feb 2009, Published online: 12 Mar 2010

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