Photoreduction of benzophenones by amines in room-temperature ionic liquids

Organic Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 917-919

  Reynolds, John L ^a   Erdner, Kimberly R ^a   Jones, Paul B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000995066     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol017290o     Document Type: Article

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