MICHAEL ADDITION OF THIOACIDS TO OLEFINS
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1.96–2.23 (2H, m), 1.73 (2H, m) ppm. 13C NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) d 208.1, 194.2,
47.5, 42.7, 34.8, 29.8, 28.5, 20.8 ppm.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many thanks to the Faculty of Chemistry of Tarbiat Moallem University for
supporting this work.
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