Dialling-in new reactivity into the Shono-type anodic oxidation reaction

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Dialling-in new reactivity into the Shono-type anodic oxidation reaction. / Jones, Alan M.

In: The Chemical Record, 04.11.2020.

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Jones, AM 2020, 'Dialling-in new reactivity into the Shono-type anodic oxidation reaction', The Chemical Record. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202000116

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Jones, A. M. (2020). Dialling-in new reactivity into the Shono-type anodic oxidation reaction. The Chemical Record. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202000116

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Jones AM. Dialling-in new reactivity into the Shono-type anodic oxidation reaction. The Chemical Record. 2020 Nov 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/tcr.202000116

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Jones, Alan M. / Dialling-in new reactivity into the Shono-type anodic oxidation reaction. In: The Chemical Record. 2020.

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