Synthesis, isolation via self-assembly, and single-molecule observation of a [60]fullerene-end-capped isotactic poly(methyl methacrylate)

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 28, 2005, Pages 9950-9951

  Kawauchi, Takehiro ^a   Kumaki, Jiro ^a   Yashima, Eiji ^a  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON 60; FULLERENE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 22244442088     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja052166b     Document Type: Article

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