Control over molecular motion using the cistrans photoisomerization of the azo group

Estíbaliz Merino and María Ribagorda
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1071–1090. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.119

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Control over molecular motion using the cistrans photoisomerization of the azo group
Estíbaliz Merino and María Ribagorda
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1071–1090. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.119

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Merino, E.; Ribagorda, M. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1071–1090. doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.119

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