Geodesic polyarenes by flash vacuum pyrolysis

Chemical Reviews

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4868-4884

  Tsefrikas, Vikki M ^a   Scott, Lawrence T ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODESY; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BUCKMINISTER FULLER; FLASH VACUUM PYROLYSIS; GEODESIC POLYARENES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 33846230048     PISSN: 00092665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cr050553y     Document Type: Review

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