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6. Probing the hydrophobic binding pocket of G-protein-coupled lysophosphatidylserine receptor GPR34/LPS1 by docking-aided structure- activity analysis
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8. Unexpectedly rigid short peptide foldamers in which NH-π and CH-π interactions are reserved in solution
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9. Contribution of solvents to geometrical preference in the Z/E equilibrium of N- phenylthioacetamide.
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11. Neighboring Group Participation of Nitrogen Cation to Form an Unusual Six- Membered Ring Intermediate During Oxime Rearrangement
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12. Cp2TiCl2 -catalyzed regio- and chemoselective one-step synthesis of gamma- substituted allylsilanes from terminal alkenes using dianion-type zincate (SiSiNOL-Zn-ate)
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13. Development of a new catalytic electron transfer system mediated by transition metal ate complexes: applicability and tunability of electron-releasing potential for organic transformations
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14. Regio- and chemoselective direct generation of functionalized aromatic aluminium compounds using aluminium ate Base
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15. Mechanism and ligand-transfer selectivity of 1,2-addition of organozincate complexes to aldehyde
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16. Chemoselective silylzincation of functionalized terminal alkynes using dianion- type zincate (SiBNOL-Zn-ate): regiocontrolled synthesis of vinylsilanes
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17. 4H-1,2-benzoxazines with electron-withdrawing substituents on the benzene ring. Synthesis and application as potent intermediates for oxygen- functionalized aromatic compounds
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