Poly(methacrylates) with Pendant Benzoquinone Units – Monomer Synthesis, Polymerization, and Electrochemical Behavior: Potential New Polymer Systems for Organic Batteries. Issue 12 (21st May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Häupler, Bernhard; Ignaszak, Anna; Janoschka, Tobias; Jähnert, Thomas; Hager, Martin D.; Schubert, Ulrich S.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular chemistry and physics. Volume 215:Issue 12(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 1250
• Page End: 1256
• Publication Date: 2014-05-21
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; Synthetic products -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; 547.7
• DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1352

Abstract

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