The vicinal difluoro motif: The synthesis and conformation of erythro- and threo- diastereoisomers of 1,2-difluorodiphenylethanes, 2,3-difluorosuccinic acids and their derivatives

David O'Hagan, Henry S. Rzepa, Martin Schüler and Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-2-19

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The vicinal difluoro motif: The synthesis and conformation of erythro- and threo- diastereoisomers of 1,2-difluorodiphenylethanes, 2,3-difluorosuccinic acids and their derivatives
David O'Hagan, Henry S. Rzepa, Martin Schüler and Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-2-19

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O'Hagan, D.; Rzepa, H. S.; Schüler, M.; Slawin, A. M. Z. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 19. doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-19

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