Step growth of an AB2 monomer, with cycle formation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 8235-8251

  Cameron, Colin ^a   Fawcett, Allan H ^b   Hetherington, Cecil R ^b   Mee, Richard A W ^b   McBride, Frederick V ^b  

^a Courtaulds Coatings ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001676377     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476179     Document Type: Article

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