EcoScale, a semi-quantitative tool to select an organic preparation based on economical and ecological parameters

Koen Van Aken, Lucjan Strekowski and Luc Patiny
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-2-3

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EcoScale, a semi-quantitative tool to select an organic preparation based on economical and ecological parameters
Koen Van Aken, Lucjan Strekowski and Luc Patiny
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/1860-5397-2-3

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Van Aken, K.; Strekowski, L.; Patiny, L. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2006, 2, No. 3. doi:10.1186/1860-5397-2-3

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