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Title: Competitive Activation Experiments Reveal Significantly Different Mechanochemical Reactivity of Furan–Maleimide and Anthracene–Maleimide Mechanophores
NSF-PAR ID:
10381262
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Polymers Au
Volume:
3
Issue:
2
ISSN:
2694-2453
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 202-208
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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