Introducing of an Unexplored Aza-BODIPY Diradicaloids with 4-(2,6-Di tert -butyl)phenoxyl Radicals Located in 1,7-Positions of the Aza-BODIPY Core
- Award ID(s):
- 2153081
- PAR ID:
- 10592815
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Volume:
- 63
- Issue:
- 50
- ISSN:
- 0020-1669
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 24008 to 24021
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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