Flow photochemistry: Old light through new windows

Jonathan P. Knowles, Luke D. Elliott and Kevin I. Booker-Milburn
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2025–2052. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.229

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Flow photochemistry: Old light through new windows
Jonathan P. Knowles, Luke D. Elliott and Kevin I. Booker-Milburn
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2025–2052. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.229

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Knowles, J. P.; Elliott, L. D.; Booker-Milburn, K. I. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2025–2052. doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.229

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