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# Boron cluster cations: transition from planar to cylindrical structures.

Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Impact Factor: 13.73). 02/2007; 46(44):8503-6. DOI:10.1002/anie.200701915
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