(1‐Adamantyl)methyl Glycidyl Ether: A Versatile Building Block for Living Polymerization. Issue 11 (28th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moers, Christian; Wrazidlo, Robert; Natalello, Adrian; Netz, Isabelle; Mondeshki, Mihail; Frey, Holger
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular rapid communications. Volume 35:Issue 11(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 1075
• Page End: 1080
• Publication Date: 2014-03-28
• Subjects: Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1336

Abstract

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