Applications of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in mechanistic studies and catalysis research

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1521-1532

  Schröder, Detlef ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 84866432047     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar3000426     Document Type: Article

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