Synthesis of a Möbius aromatic hydrocarbon

Nature

Volumn 426, Issue 6968, 2003, Pages 819-821

  Ajami, D ^a   Oeckler, O ^b   Simon, A ^b   Herges, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRON DELOCALIZATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHASE TRANSITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0346980173     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02224     Document Type: Article

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