Fenestrane Redux

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I know a lot of people don't have access to these journals, so I try and avoid links to walled content, but there's a review article on fenestranes and planar carbon in Chemical Reviews some might enjoy. Check out "Carbon Flatland: Planar Tetracoordinate Carbon and Fenestranes."

Check out the Fenestrane/Windowpane entry again if you like.

Have a good weekend.

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By PhysioProf (not verified) on 10 Nov 2006 #permalink

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