Stereospecific (conrotatory) photochemical ring opening of alkylcyclobutenes in the gas phase and in solution. Ring opening from the Rydberg excited state or by hot ground state reaction?

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 5256-5263

  Leigh, William J ^a   Cook, Bruce H O ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALKENE; HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033063567     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo990618v     Document Type: Article

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