Formation of para-substituted triphenylboroxines: a computational study

Jeremy Kua1, Peter M Iovine

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, USA. jkua@sandiego.edu

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