A proton-doped calix[4]arene-based conducting polymer

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1142-1143

  Yu, Hsiao Hua ^a   Xu, Bing ^a,b   Swager, Timothy M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIXARENE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ISOMERISM; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037419791     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja028545b     Document Type: Article

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