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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (Grant Nos. 21602161, 21871213, 21801193), the
Innovation Team Program of Wuhan University (Program No.
042017kf0232), the start-up funding from Wuhan University,
and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.
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2017, 56, 7166−7170. (l) Zhao, Q.; Fu, W. C.; Kwong, F. Y. Palladium-
Catalyzed Regioselective Aromatic Extension of Internal Alkynes
through a Norbornene-Controlled Reaction Sequence. Angew. Chem.,
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Liang, Y.; Yang, Y. Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triphenylenes via
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