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Jaddi, A., Rafik, A., Hamlaoui, O., Salah, M., García-Vela, A & Marakchi, K. (2025). An MEDT study of Diels-Alder reactions of a tetrahydroazulenone with maleimides: Mechanism, selectivity, and antimicrobial insights.Current Chemistry Letters, 14(3), 417-434.
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