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Halogenation in the Allyl Position

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WE should like to make a few comments on the recent communication by W. A. Waters1 in criticism of F. S. Spring2 for stating that substitution in the allyl position of olefines is a new reaction attributable to Ziegler and his collaborators3.

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VAUGHAN, W., RUST, F. & HEARNE, G. Halogenation in the Allyl Position. Nature 156, 53 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156053a0

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