Controlled synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene) in continuous flow

Helga Seyler, Jegadesan Subbiah, David J. Jones, Andrew B. Holmes and Wallace W. H. Wong
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1492–1500. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.170

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Controlled synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene) in continuous flow
Helga Seyler, Jegadesan Subbiah, David J. Jones, Andrew B. Holmes and Wallace W. H. Wong
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1492–1500. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.170

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Seyler, H.; Subbiah, J.; Jones, D. J.; Holmes, A. B.; Wong, W. W. H. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1492–1500. doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.170

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