Polymer nomenclature and structure: A comparison of systems used by CAS, IUPAC, MDL, and DuPont. 1. Regular single-strand organic polymers

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-192

  Wilks, Edward S ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 5344237431     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci960161f     Document Type: Review

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