From 2-(4'-Chlorophenyl)-3,3-dichloropropenoate to 4-Chlorophenylacetate

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Medline reference
Hay AG, Focht DD. Appl Environ Microbiol (1998) 64(6): 2141-6.

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  2-(4'-Chlorophenyl)-3,3-dichloropropenoate   
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             4-Chlorophenylacetate
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