A road map to stable, soluble, easily crystallized pentacene derivatives

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-18

  Anthony, John E ^a   Eaton, David L ^a   Parkin, Sean R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 0009784459     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol0167356     Document Type: Article

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26. A more detailed study of the electronic and photophysical properties of these crystals is currently underway: Anthony, J. E.; Brooks, J. S.; Eaton, D. L.; Matson, J. R. Manuscript in preparation.