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( R )‐Metacycloprodigiosin‐HCl: Chiroptical properties and structure
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- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10060628
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- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- Chirality
- Volume:
- 30
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 0899-0042
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- p. 932-942
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- National Science Foundation
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