Caged chalcogens: Theoretical studies on a tetracoordinated oxonium dication and its higher homologues

Organic Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 772-775

  Schneider, Tobias F ^a   Werz, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 76849109044     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol902904z     Document Type: Article

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