From catenanes to mechanically-linked polymers

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 579-584

  Clarkson, Guy J ^a   Leigh, David A ^a   Smith, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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RCM ring closing metathesis

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EID: 0013322341     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80029-6     Document Type: Article

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