Laser flash photolysis of 2-adamantane-2,31-[3H]-diazirine: A reinvestigation

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Pezacki, John Paul ^a,b   Warkentin, John ^a   Wood, Paul D ^b   Lusztyk, Janusz ^b   Yuzawa, Tetsuro ^c   Gudmundsdóttir, Anna D ^c   Morgan, Scott ^c,d   Platz, Matthew S ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dana College   (United States)

Author keywords

Adamantylidene; Alkyl carbene; Pyridine ylide; Thiophene ylide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032580899     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-6030(98)00287-1     Document Type: Article

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