An orthorhombic polymorph of 10,11-dihydrocarbamazepine

William T A Harrison1, H S Yathirajan, H G Anilkumar

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland. w.harrison@abdn.ac.uk

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