Reactions of charged substrates. 4. The gas-phase dissociation of (4-substituted benzyl) dimethylsulfoniums and -pyridiniums

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2753-2762

  Buckley, Neil ^a   Maltby, David ^a   Burlingame, Alma L ^a   Oppenheimer, Norman J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001192863     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo951257w     Document Type: Article

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