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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 27, 1997 - Issue 12
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Facile Synthesis of 2-Benzylindoles

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Pages 2033-2039 | Received 23 Jan 1997, Published online: 22 Aug 2006

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