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the synthesis of more valuable compounds are underway in
our group.
We are grateful to the NSFC (No. 21272100), Program for
Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Univer-
sity (PCSIRT: IRT1138) and Research Fund for the Doctoral
Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20100211120014)
for financial support. We thank S. F. Reichard, MA, for editing
the manuscript.
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