The cyclohexadienyl radical in the thermal syn-anti isomerization of two crossed pentaenes of the type of bis-homofulvalene

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 28, 1996, Pages 6660-6665

  Doering, W Von E ^a   Birladeanu, Ludmila ^a   Sarma, Keshab ^a   Shao, Li Sming ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029990498     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja953416z     Document Type: Article

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