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Sherrington, D C; Craig, D J; Dalgliesh, J; Domin, G; Taylor, J; Meehan, G V (1976). "Highly crosslinked polymeric reagents. Polymer-supported phosphines and their use in the conversion of alcohols to chloroalkanes".
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