Self-association of an indole based guanidinium-carboxylate-zwitterion: formation of stable dimers in solution and the solid state

Carolin Rether1, Wilhelm Sicking1, Roland Boese2 and Carsten Schmuck1
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
2Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 7, 45141 Essen, Germany
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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2010, 6, No. 3. doi:10.3762/bjoc.6.3
Received
28 Oct 2009

Accepted
04 Jan 2010

Published
14 Jan 2010
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