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Since the main reaction considered in the present review is the reduction of the aromatic nucleus, side reactions must be considered to include, in the first place, the reduction of other unsaturated functional groups and, in the second place, the hydrogenolysis of certain substituents under the conditions of the Birch reaction.

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Akhrem, A.A., Reshetova, I.G., Titov, Y.A. (1972). Side Reactions. In: Birch Reduction of Aromatic Compounds. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0429-7_4

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