Constructions of two polycatenanes and one polypseudo-rotaxane by discrete tetrahedral cages and stool-like building units

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jiang, Long ^a   Ju, Ping ^a   Meng, Xian Rui ^a   Kuang, Xiao Jun ^a   Lu, Tong Bu ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84867002739     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00668     Document Type: Article

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