PolyLog[n, z] == (-1)^(n - 1) PolyLog[n, 1/z] - Log[-z]^n/n! + ((I Pi)/(n - 1)!) (1 - Sqrt[(z - 1)/z] Sqrt[z/(z - 1)]) Log[z]^(n - 1) + 2 Sum[(PolyLog[2 k, -1]/(n - 2 k)!) Log[-z]^(n - 2 k), {k, 1, Floor[n/2]}] /; Element[n, Integers] && n > 0

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