A chiral self-sorting photoresponsive coordination cage based on overcrowded alkenes

Constantin Stuckhardt, Diederik Roke, Wojciech Danowski, Edwin Otten, Sander J. Wezenberg and Ben L. Feringa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2767–2773. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.268

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A chiral self-sorting photoresponsive coordination cage based on overcrowded alkenes
Constantin Stuckhardt, Diederik Roke, Wojciech Danowski, Edwin Otten, Sander J. Wezenberg and Ben L. Feringa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2767–2773. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.268

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Stuckhardt, C.; Roke, D.; Danowski, W.; Otten, E.; Wezenberg, S. J.; Feringa, B. L. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2767–2773. doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.268

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