Polyhomologation. A living C1 polymerization

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1420-1433

  Luo, Jun ^a   Shea, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SYNTHESIS;

HYDROCARBONS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS;

EID: 78649310321     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar100062a     Document Type: Article

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