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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank Dr. Fabien Serpier and Constantin Jaschke for initial
experimental support, Dr. Matthew Plutschack for help with
large-scale synthesis of bis(methanesulfonyl) peroxide, and
Pascal Unkel and Andre Pommerin for assistance with DSC
measurements. We are grateful for the help of all analytical
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