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Chemoselective benzylic oxidation of alkyl-substituted aromatics with singlet molecular oxygen generated from trans-3,5 hydroperoxy-3,5 dimethyl-1,2-dioxolan-3-yl ethaneperoxate

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Pages 2301-2310 | Received 05 Sep 2022, Published online: 11 Nov 2022

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