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Naganawa, Y., Maruoka, K. (2012). Reactions Triggered by Lewis Acidic Organoaluminum Species. In: Woodward, S., Dagorne, S. (eds) Modern Organoaluminum Reagents. Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, vol 41. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3418_2012_37

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