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Practical Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing α- and β-Amino Acids: Recipes from Kiev, Ukraine

Valery P KukharDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, 620 Parrington Oval, Room 208, Norman, OK73019-3051, USAView further author information
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Alexander E SorochinskyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, 620 Parrington Oval, Room 208, Norman, OK73019-3051, USAView further author information
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Vadim A SoloshonokDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, 620 Parrington Oval, Room 208, Norman, OK73019-3051, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 793-819 | Published online: 19 Aug 2009

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