A platform with connections in many directions - further remarkable facets to the multifaceted methylbiquinoxen dication.
Leblanc, Nicolas; Genovese, Damiano; De Cola, Luisa; Powell, Annie K.; Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 19 (2017) 6981–6988; doi:10.1039/c6cp07538j

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 A platform with connections in many directions - further remarkable
 facets to the multifaceted methylbiquinoxen dication.
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'Adding full bibliography for 7227252--7227255.cif.'
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