Helical Oligoenes: Conformations, Bond Alternation, and Competing Through-Bond and Through-Space Transmission
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10103521
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry - A European Journal
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 14
- ISSN:
- 0947-6539
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 4878-4888
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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