m-Benzyne and p-benzyne

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 669-676

  Sander, Wolfram ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0032843449     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar960153k     Document Type: Review

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