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Synthetic Communications
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trans-2-Phenoxycyclohexan-1-OL as New Chiral Auxiliary: Synthesis of Chiral α-Hydroxy Acids

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Pages 941-947 | Received 09 Oct 1991, Published online: 23 Sep 2006

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