Synthesis, fluorescence properties, and head-to-tail regioselectivity in the photodimerization of a donor-acceptor-substituted anthracene

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1595-1600

  Ihmels, Heiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthracenes; Cycloaddition reactions; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Photochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032796023     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0690(199907)1999:7<1595::AID-EJOC1595>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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