Conformational control by quaternary centres: Theory, database evidence and application to polymers

Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2

Volumn , Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2083-2107

  Alder, Roger W ^a   Allen, Paul R ^a   Anderson, Kevin R ^a   Butts, Craig P ^a   Khosravi, Ezat ^b   Martín, Antonio ^a   Maunder, Colette M ^a   Orpen, A Guy ^a   St Pourçain, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001479279     PISSN: 03009580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a802623h     Document Type: Article

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