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THE great reactivity of the boric acid esters with water is well known; moreover, recently even the equilibrium constants of their hydrolysis have been measured1. So far as is known to us, hitherto the borates have not been used for promoting water-forming (condensation) reactions.
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KOLLONITSCH, J., VITA, J. A Method of promoting Water-forming Organic Reactions. Nature 178, 1307 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1781307a0
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