Controlled Radical Polymerization Using a Novel Symmetrical Selenium RAFT Agent. Issue 17 (28th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Botha, Carlo; Weber, Wolfgang; Pfukwa, Helen; Pasch, Harald
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular chemistry and physics. Volume 215:Issue 17(2014:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1625
• Page End: 1632
• Publication Date: 2014-07-28
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; Synthetic products -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; 547.7
• DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400296
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1352

Abstract

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