Molecular structure and photochemistry of (E)- and (Z)-ethyl 3-(2-indolyl)propenoate. Ground state conformational control of photochemical behavior and one-way E → Z photoisomerization

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 34, 1996, Pages 14560-14568

  Lewis, Frederick D ^a   Yang, Jye Shane ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011402720     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp960907c     Document Type: Article

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