Hyperbranched Poly(2,5-silylthiophenes). the Possibility of σ-π Conjugation in Three Dimensions

Organometallics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1736-1739

  Yao, Junzhi ^a   Son, David Y ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001694908     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om990040f     Document Type: Article

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