From 1,3(R),4,6(R)-Tetrachloro-1,4-cyclohexadiene to 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

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Medline reference: Nagata Y, Nariya T, Ohtomo R, Fukuda M, Yano K, Takagi M. J Bacteriol (1993) 175(20): 6403-10.
Search Medline for Tetrachloro AND cyclohexadiene.: 11 citations on March 09, 2012.

  1,3(R),4,6(R)-Tetrachloro-1,4-cyclohexadiene   
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             1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

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