Mechanochemical synthesis of small organic molecules

Tapas Kumar Achar, Anima Bose and Prasenjit Mal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907–1931. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.186

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Mechanochemical synthesis of small organic molecules
Tapas Kumar Achar, Anima Bose and Prasenjit Mal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907–1931. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.13.186

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Achar, T. K.; Bose, A.; Mal, P. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1907–1931. doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.186

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