Fourfold [2]rotaxanes of calix[4]arenes by ring closure.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Abteilung für Lehramtskandidaten der Chemie, Fachbereich Chemie, Pharmazie und Geowissenschaften, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany.

Published: December 2006

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