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VARIABLE STOICHIOMETRY IN THE DECOMPOSITION OF AROMATIC DISULFIDES IN ALKALINE SOLUTION. ON THE PROPERTIES OF 3-CARBOXYLATE-4-NITROBENZENE SULFENATE ION

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Pages 127-135 | Received 20 Oct 1979, Published online: 19 Dec 2006

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