A Unique Spherical Molecular Host with D2d Symmetry. A Novel Intramolecular Kinetic Equilibrium in Metal Ion Complexation between Two Crown Ethers

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Volumn 4, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 3911-3914

  Xu, Jianwei ^a,b   Lai, Yee Hing ^a   He, Chaobin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

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EID: 0242391326     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol026780t     Document Type: Article

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