- Award ID(s):
- 1902509
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10348008
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Organic Chemistry Frontiers
- Volume:
- 9
- Issue:
- 14
- ISSN:
- 2052-4129
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3854 to 3861
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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