INQUIMAE   12526
INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA, FISICA DE LOS MATERIALES, MEDIOAMBIENTE Y ENERGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Copolymerization of aniline and m-chloroaniline. Chlorine addition and structure of the resulting material
Autor/es:
P. S ANTONEL; E M ANDRADE; F.V.MOLINA
Revista:
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2008
ISSN:
1381-5148
Resumen:
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