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A possible biomimetic synthesis of fluoroacetic acid

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We propose that fluoroacetate may be formed in plants by fluorodecarboxylation of malonic acid.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Kenyatta University College, P.O. Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya

    B. Vickery, Margaret L. Vickery & F. Kaberia

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Vickery, B., Vickery, M.L. & Kaberia, F. A possible biomimetic synthesis of fluoroacetic acid. Experientia 35, 299–300 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964310

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