Experimental and computational study of the intramolecular reactivity of free tert-butylphenylmethylene. Modification of the chemistry of tert-butylmethylene by the introduction of a phenyl group

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 7408-7412

  Armstrong, Brian M ^a   McKee, Michael L ^a   Shevlin, Philip B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000678287     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo981153w     Document Type: Article

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