Alkyl halides dictate site selectivity in aromatic nitrile alkylations
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Yuchuan Zhu, Kaili Xie, Yufei Li, Fang Liu, Yucheng Gu, Qingmin Wang, Weihua Zhang, Qing Xia. Alkyl halides dictate site selectivity in aromatic nitrile alkylations[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters,
;2026, 37(7): 111819.
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10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111819
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