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Group theory is now an essential tool for chemists. Thus, there have appeared a vast number of pedagogical articles on its applications to chemistry. [1]–[9] In addition, we can enrich our knowledge by means of excellent textbooks on this topic.[10]–[17]

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Fujita, S. (1991). Introduction. In: Symmetry and Combinatorial Enumeration in Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76696-1_1

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