A combinatorial approach to improving the performance of azoarene photoswitches

Joaquin Calbo, Aditya R. Thawani, Rosina S. L. Gibson, Andrew J. P. White and Matthew J. Fuchter
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2753–2764. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.266

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A combinatorial approach to improving the performance of azoarene photoswitches
Joaquin Calbo, Aditya R. Thawani, Rosina S. L. Gibson, Andrew J. P. White and Matthew J. Fuchter
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2753–2764. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.266

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Calbo, J.; Thawani, A. R.; Gibson, R. S. L.; White, A. J. P.; Fuchter, M. J. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2753–2764. doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.266

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