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(E)-3-(6-Nitro-benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-1-(2,4,6-trimethoxy-phen-yl)prop-2-en-1-one

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    Acta Crystallographica. Section E, Structure Reports Online
    |May 18, 2011
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