Zethrenes, extended p-quinodimethanes, and periacenes with a singlet biradical ground state

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2582-2591

  Sun, Zhe ^a   Zeng, Zebing ^a   Wu, Jishan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

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EID: 84906237759     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar5001692     Document Type: Article

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