Novel (heteromolecular) π-complexes of aromatic cation radicals. Isolation and structural characterization

Organic Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 3567-3570

  Le Magueres P ^a   Lindeman, S V ^a   Kochi, J K ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

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EID: 0000037885     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol000223u     Document Type: Article

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