Polymerization by classical and frustrated lewis pairs

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 334, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-260

  Chen, Eugene Y X ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical Lewis pairs; Frustrated Lewis pairs; Lewis pair polymerization; Lewis pairs; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889238006     PISSN: 03401022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/128-2012-372     Document Type: Article

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