Stoichiometry of protonation of aromatic hydrocarbon radical anions by weak proton donors. A marked discrepancy between the number of protons used and those incorporated into the aromatic structure

Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

Volumn 511, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 217-225

  Screttas, Constantinos G ^a   Ioannou, Georgios I ^a   Micha Screttas, Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alkali metals; Aromatic radical anions; Lithium; Potassium; Sodium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030569981     PISSN: 0022328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-328X(95)05959-S     Document Type: Article

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