Enabling technologies for the future of chemical synthesis

ACS Central Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 131-138

  Fitzpatrick, Daniel E ^a   Battilocchio, Claudio ^a   Ley, Steven V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC INDUSTRY; DEVELOPMENT CYCLE; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; FUTURE TRENDS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 85000936170     PISSN: 23747943     EISSN: 23747951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00015     Document Type: Article

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