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IN 1952, Nunn1 put forward a structure for sterculic acid (I), whereas we have assigned to it structure (II)2; Dijkstra and Duin3 have, however, rejected structure (II) on grounds which we believe to be inconsistent with the known facts. 
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VERMA, J., NATH, B. & AGGARWAL, J. Structure of Sterculic Acid. Nature 176, 1082 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/1761082a0
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