896
B.-K. Chun et al.
77.5, 73.8, 70.5, 69.5, 63.1, 23.9, 23.5, 15.3, 14.5; 31P NMR (CDCl3): δ −5.96;
HRMS (ESI) [M + H]+ calculated for C1513CH21D3FN5O6P 436.1670, found
436.1666.
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