Chemistry of Arylalkyl Radical Cations: Deprotonation vs Nucleophilic Attack

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3927-3930

  Tolbert, Laren M ^a   Li, Zhaozhao ^a   Sirimanne, Sarath R ^a   VanDerveer, Donald G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0009517490     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo961502r     Document Type: Article

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