From 1,3(R),4(S),5(S),6(R)-Pentachlorocyclohexene to 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene

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Medline reference: Kuritz T, Bocanera LV, Rivera NS. J Bacteriol (1997) 179(10): 3368-70.
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  1,3(R),4(S),5(S),6(R)-Pentachlorocyclohexene   
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             1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene

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