Anaerobic carboxylation of phenol to benzoate: use of deuterated phenols revealed carboxylation exclusively in the C4-position

Claudia Gallert; Gertrud Knoll; Josef Winter

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Anaerobic carboxylation of phenol to benzoate: use of deuterated phenols revealed carboxylation exclusively in the C4-position

Claudia Gallert Gertrud Knoll Josef Winter

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 36 No. 1 pp. 124-129 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Oct 01, 1991
Vol/Issue: 36(1)
Pages: 124-129
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Claudia Gallert, Gertrud Knoll, Josef Winter (1991). Anaerobic carboxylation of phenol to benzoate: use of deuterated phenols revealed carboxylation exclusively in the C4-position. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 36(1), 124-129. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00164712

Anaerobic carboxylation of phenol to benzoate: use of deuterated phenols revealed carboxylation exclusively in the C4-position

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