Core charge distribution and self assembly of columnar phases: The case of triphenylenes and azatriphenylenes

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Orlandi, Silvia ^a   Muccioli, Luca ^a   Ricci, Matteo ^a   Berardi, Roberto ^a   Zannoni, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 34547172728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-1-15     Document Type: Article

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