Stable silyl, germyl, and stannyl cations, radicals, and anions: Heavy versions of carbocations, carbon radicals, and carbanions

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 410-419

  Lee, Vladimir Y A ^a   Sekiguchi, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

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EID: 34447297038     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar6000473     Document Type: Article

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