The Search for Homoaromatic Semibullvalenes. 5.1 1,5-Dimethyl-2,4,6,8-semibullvalenetetracarboxylic Dianhydride

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3302-3309

  Williams, Richard Vaughan ^a   Gadgil, Vijay R ^a   Chauhan, Kamlesh ^a   Jackman, Lloyd M ^b   Fernandes, Errol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000971859     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo972010x     Document Type: Article

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