Hyperconjugative and Inductive Perturbations in Poly(p-phenylene vinylenes)

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 452-453

  Kim, Youngmi ^a   Zhu, Zhengguo ^a   Swager, Timothy M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(4 PHENYLENE VINYLENE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONJUGATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; LUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0346456933     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja038472b     Document Type: Article

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