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Direct evidence: The existence of methoxy radical species formed during an anodic oxidation in MeOH on a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode was confirmed by ESR spectroscopy. Effective production of a neolignan, licarin A, was accomplished by the BDD-mediated anodic oxidation protocol (see picture).
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