Pure and Applied Chemistry

Pure Appl. Chem., 2012, Vol. 84, No. 11, pp. 2457-2465

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-12-05-02

Published online 2012-09-10

Boron and carbon: Antagonistic or complementary? Proposal for a simple prototype of a molecular clutch or molecular switch

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