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Title: Conjugation in polysiloxane copolymers via unexpected Si-O-Si dπ-pπ overlap, a second mechanism?
Award ID(s):
2103628
PAR ID:
10523864
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Springer Nature
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Polymer Journal
Volume:
56
Issue:
6
ISSN:
0032-3896
Page Range / eLocation ID:
577 to 588
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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