An experimental and computational investigation of the electrocyclic ring opening of α-fluorocyclopropyl radicals

Tetrahedron

Volumn 53, Issue 29, 1997, Pages 10071-10082

  LaFrancois, Christopher J ^a   Shevlin, Philip B ^a  

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ORGANOFLUORINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTHALPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030840678     PISSN: 00404020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(97)00348-7     Document Type: Article

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