Catalytic Precision Polymerization: Rare Earth Metal‐Mediated Synthesis of Homopolymers, Block Copolymers, and Polymer Brushes. Issue 20 (22nd August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soller, Benedikt S.; Zhang, Ning; Rieger, Bernhard; Buchmeiser, Michael R.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular chemistry and physics. Volume 215:Issue 20(2014:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1946
• Page End: 1962
• Publication Date: 2014-08-22
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; Synthetic products -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; 547.7
• DOI: 10.1002/macp.201400271
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1352

Abstract

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