Selective meta-C-H trifluoromethylation of pyridines via 1,4-dihydropyridinephosphonate
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E-mail addresses: huangqy@nankai.edu.cn (Q. Huang), ptang@nankai.edu.cn (P. Tang).
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Wanqiu Zhao, Aijia Zhang, Qingyun Huang, Pingping Tang. Selective meta-C-H trifluoromethylation of pyridines via 1,4-dihydropyridinephosphonate[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters,
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