The thermal elimination of benzoic acid from (-)-cocaine is shown to be temperature-dependent. In the temperature range of 200-500 °C only a trans-elimination is observed leading to methylecgonidine.
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Department of Chemistry, The University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom ...
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