Polar and Radical Paths in the Decomposition of Diacyl Peroxides

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 92, Issue 16, 1970, Pages 4927-4932

  Walling, Cheves ^a   Waits, Harold P ^a   Milovanovic, Jovan ^a   Pappiaonnou, Christos G ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 0000752376     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja00719a028     Document Type: Article

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