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Leo A Wall, Walter J Pummer, James E Fearn

    Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards. Section A, Physics and Chemistry
    |October 4, 2019
    PubMed
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    This study details nucleophilic reactions of hexafluorobenzene, showing fluorine substitution by various nucleophiles. Product structures were confirmed, revealing para-substitution as common but with other orientations possible depending on reaction conditions.

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