Gas-Phase Detection of the Elusive Benzoborirene Molecule†
Ralf I. Kaiser Dr.
Department of Chemistry University of York York YO10 5DD (UK) Fax: (+44) 1904-432516
Search for more papers by this authorHolger F. Bettinger Dr.
Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) Fax: (+49) 234-3214353
Search for more papers by this authorRalf I. Kaiser Dr.
Department of Chemistry University of York York YO10 5DD (UK) Fax: (+44) 1904-432516
Search for more papers by this authorHolger F. Bettinger Dr.
Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany) Fax: (+49) 234-3214353
Search for more papers by this authorThis work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (R.I.K.), Academia Sinica (Taiwan), University of York, and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie through a Liebig Fellowship (H.F.B.), and Professor W. Sander, Bochum, (H.F.B.). We thank Dr. A. Balster (Bochum) for assistance with creating the cover picture and Professors W. Sander and P. von R. Schleyer for helpful discussions.
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