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The Dynamics of Chemical Reactions: Atomistic Visualizations of Organic Reactions, and Homage to van’t Hoff Z Yang, KN Houk Chemistry–A European Journal 24 (16), 3916-3924, 2018 | 56 | 2018 |
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