Electron transfer from wheel to axle in a rotaxane. A mass spectrometric investigation

New Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 426-431

  Pasquale, Sara ^a   Di Stefano, Stefano ^a   Masci, Bernardo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; ROTAXANE;

ARTICLE; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 77949421804     PISSN: 11440546     EISSN: 13699261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b9nj00501c     Document Type: Article

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