Benign by design: Benign by Design

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Benign by design: Benign by Design. / Kümmerer, Klaus.
Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. Hrsg. / Louise Summerton; Helen F. Sneddon; Leonie C. Jones; James H. Clark. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016. S. 73-81 (RSC Green Chemistry; Band 2016-January, Nr. 46).

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Kümmerer, K 2016, Benign by design: Benign by Design. in L Summerton, HF Sneddon, LC Jones & JH Clark (Hrsg.), Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. RSC Green Chemistry, Nr. 46, Bd. 2016-January, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, S. 73-81. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782625940-00073

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Kümmerer, K. (2016). Benign by design: Benign by Design. In L. Summerton, H. F. Sneddon, L. C. Jones, & J. H. Clark (Hrsg.), Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry (S. 73-81). (RSC Green Chemistry; Band 2016-January, Nr. 46). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782625940-00073

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Kümmerer K. Benign by design: Benign by Design. in Summerton L, Sneddon HF, Jones LC, Clark JH, Hrsg., Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 2016. S. 73-81. (RSC Green Chemistry; 46). doi: 10.1039/9781782625940-00073

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