Benzobisoxazole cruciforms as fluorescent sensors

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2074-2083

  Saeed, Musabbir A ^a   Le, Ha T M ^a   Miljanić, Ognjen Š ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

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EID: 84904438278     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar500099z     Document Type: Article

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