Theoretical MO ab initio investigation of the reductive C - Cl bond cleavage in benzyl chloride, benzotrichloride and in the analogous 4-pyridine derivatives

Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2

Volumn , Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2263-2269

  Benassi, Rois ^a   Bertarini, Claudio ^a   Taddei, Ferdinando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0008926334     PISSN: 03009580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a703185h     Document Type: Article

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