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A number of carbon substituents possessing various functional groups could
be introduced onto aromatic nitro compounds using dimethyl malonate as a on
e-carbon source and linker. Decarboxylation of both the ester groups origin
ating from dimethyl malonate in this methodology is particularly significan
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