Boron and carbon: Antagonistic or complementary? proposal for a simple prototype of a molecular clutch or molecular switch

Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2457-2465

  Teixidor, Francesc ^a   Viñas, Clara ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA DE MATERIALS DE BARCELONA ICMAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boron and carbon; Carbon and boron; Molecular clutches; Molecular devices

Indexed keywords

FREE ROTATION; MOLECULAR DEVICE; MOLECULAR FRICTION; MOLECULAR SWITCHES; STRUCTURAL COMPLEMENTARITY;

BORON; CLUTCHES; ORGANOMETALLICS;

CARBON;

EID: 84868223341     PISSN: 00334545     EISSN: 13653075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1351/PAC-CON-12-05-02     Document Type: Article

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