Atropisomeric carbon-rich macrocycles: Synthesis, structural evolution, and properties
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Ke-Lin Zhu, Zhi-Ao Li, Jiaqi Liang, Yong He, Han-Yuan Gong. Atropisomeric carbon-rich macrocycles: Synthesis, structural evolution, and properties[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters,
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