Catalytic Reactions of Living Polymers: Density Functional Study of Reactivity of Phenol and Phenoxides with the Cyclic Tetramer of Polycarbonate

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2793-2798

  Ballone, P ^a,b   Montanari, B ^c   Jones, R O ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001216630     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp993734a     Document Type: Article

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