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Title: [3 + 2]-Cycloadditions with Porphyrin β,β′-Bonds: Theoretical Basis of the Counterintuitive meso -Aryl Group Influence on the Rates of Reaction
Award ID(s):
1800361
PAR ID:
10420561
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume:
87
Issue:
24
ISSN:
0022-3263
Page Range / eLocation ID:
16473 to 16482
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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