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anacetrapib precursor has also been achieved by using the
late-stage C–H bond fluorination of ketone 4 as a key step.
The authors acknowledge the National Key R&D Program of
China (2017YFB0307203) and the China Postdoctoral Science
Foundation (No. 2014M560494) for financial support.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts to declare.
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