Phenylborylene: Direct spectroscopic characterization in inert gas matrices

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2534-2535

  Bettinger, Holger F ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; INERT GAS; NITROGEN; PHENYLBORYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPE LABELING; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33644638779     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0548642     Document Type: Article

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