A star of david catenane

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 978-982

  Leigh, David A ^a   Pritchard, Robin G ^a   Stephens, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84925130653     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.2056     Document Type: Article

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