Thermodynamic Synthesis of Rotaxanes by Imine Exchange

Organic Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1913-1916

  Rowan, Stuart J ^a,b   Stoddart, J Fraser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001378535     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol991047w     Document Type: Article

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