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A naphthalene with unusual bond alternation made by annelation with bicyclo[2.1.1]hexene units: aromaticity and

Takayuki Uto1, Tohru Nishinaga, Akira Matsuura

  • 1Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
|July 21, 2005
PubMed

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