A convenient method for preparing rigid-core ionic liquid crystals

Autor: Julien Fouchet, Laurent Douce, Benoît Heinrich, Richard Welter, Alain Louati
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 51 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.5.51
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