Chloromethylation and Quaternization of Poly(aryl ether ketone sulfone)s with Clustered Electron-rich Phenyl Groups for Anion Exchange Membranes
- Corresponding author: Zai-Lai Xie, zlxie@fzu.edu.cn Dong-Yang Chen, dongyang.chen@fzu.edu.cn
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Lei Xiong, Yuan-Fang Hu, Zi-Gui Zheng, Zai-Lai Xie, Dong-Yang Chen. Chloromethylation and Quaternization of Poly(aryl ether ketone sulfone)s with Clustered Electron-rich Phenyl Groups for Anion Exchange Membranes[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2020, 38(3): 278-287.
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10.1007/s10118-020-2340-y
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