Combined effect of polar substituents on the electronic flows in the carotenoid molecular wires.
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SUBMITTER: Zhao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5648342 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug
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Combined effect of polar substituents on the electronic flows in the carotenoid molecular wires.
Zhao Yanan Y Lindsay Stuart S Jeon Sunhwa S Kim Hyung-Jun HJ Su Liang L Lim Boram B Koo Sangho S
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 20130702 33
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