Quantitative ring-closing metathesis of polyolefins

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 229-230

  Coates, Geoffrey W ^a   Grubbs, Robert H ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0001623127     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9532603     Document Type: Article

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