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DOI: 10.24075/dc.2026.006
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Boron-containing compounds in medicinal chemistry: amine-borane adducts

Kopylova TA1,2 , Sokolova AS1 , Yarovaya OI1 , Salakhutdinov NF1
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1 NN Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Novosibirsk, Russia

2 Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Olga I. Yarovaya
Academician Lavrentiev Pr., 9, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia; ur.relbmar@rayo

Received: 2025-12-29 Accepted: 2026-05-07 Published online: 2026-05-30
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