Molecular Packing and Singlet Fission: The Parent and Three Fluorinated 1,3-Diphenylisobenzofurans

Eric A Buchanan1, Jiří Kaleta1,2, Jin Wen2

  • 1Department of Chemistry , University of Colorado , Boulder , Colorado 80309 , United States.

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